Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Diagnostic Policy Service use after free

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7.7$5k-$25k1.06

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025. It has been rated as very critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Diagnostic Policy Service. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-83915. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Diagnostic Policy Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use after free in Windows Diagnostic Policy Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

The advisory is shared at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-83915 since 09/01/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/14/2026).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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CNA Base Score: 7.0
CNA Vector (microsoft): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

09/01/2026 CVE reserved
10/14/2026 +43 days Advisory disclosed
10/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-83915 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-83915
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-419125
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 10/14/2026 07:42
Changes: 10/14/2026 07:42 (63)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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