CWE-416: Use After Free

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

2,176
Total CVEs
152
Critical
1,869
High
7.9
Avg CVSS
10
In CISA KEV

Yearly Trend

2026
104
2025
719
2024
659
2023
248
2022
207

Top Affected Vendors

1 Linux 760
2 Google 339
3 Microsoft 255
4 Debian 184
5 Fedoraproject 161
6 Adobe 116
7 Foxit 84
8 Qualcomm 76
9 Apple 62
10 Mozilla 47

All Use After Free CVEs (2,176)

CVE-2025-24085
KEV EPSS 28.4% 10.0

This CVE describes a use-after-free vulnerability (CWE-416) in Apple operating systems that allows malicious applications to elevate privileges. It af...

Jan 27, 2025
CVE-2024-43102
10.0

This CVE describes a use-after-free vulnerability in FreeBSD's umtx (user mutex) subsystem where concurrent destruction of anonymous shared memory map...

Sep 5, 2024
CVE-2021-33796
10.0

CVE-2021-33796 is a use-after-free vulnerability in MuJS's regexp source property access that can lead to denial of service. This affects applications...

Jul 7, 2023
CVE-2025-49708
9.9

This is a use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Graphics Component that allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated p...

Oct 14, 2025
CVE-2025-49844
EPSS 15.1% 9.9

This CVE describes a critical vulnerability in Redis where authenticated users can execute specially crafted Lua scripts to manipulate the garbage col...

Oct 3, 2025
CVE-2026-25997
9.8

This CVE describes a use-after-free vulnerability in FreeRDP's clipboard handling for X11 clients. When FreeRDP automatically reconnects, one thread f...

Feb 25, 2026
CVE-2026-25953
9.8

This is a use-after-free vulnerability in FreeRDP's X11 client implementation where the RDPGFX DVC thread can access a freed window pointer while the ...

Feb 25, 2026
CVE-2026-25955
9.8

This is a use-after-free vulnerability in FreeRDP's X11 client where a cached XImage continues to reference freed memory. Attackers could potentially ...

Feb 25, 2026
CVE-2026-2786
9.8

A use-after-free vulnerability in Firefox's JavaScript engine allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking users into visiting malicious web...

Feb 24, 2026
CVE-2026-2770
9.8

This CVE describes a use-after-free vulnerability in Firefox's DOM Bindings (WebIDL) component that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code....

Feb 24, 2026
CVE-2026-2772
9.8

A use-after-free vulnerability in Firefox's audio/video playback component allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause crashes. This affects F...

Feb 24, 2026
CVE-2026-2758
9.8

A use-after-free vulnerability in Firefox's JavaScript garbage collector component allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by manipulating memory a...

Feb 24, 2026
CVE-2026-2764
9.8

This CVE describes a use-after-free vulnerability in Firefox's JavaScript JIT compiler that could allow arbitrary code execution. It affects Firefox v...

Feb 24, 2026
CVE-2026-2766
9.8

A use-after-free vulnerability in Firefox's JavaScript JIT engine allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking users into visiting malicious...

Feb 24, 2026
CVE-2025-13952
9.8

This vulnerability allows remote code execution through malicious web pages containing specially crafted GPU shader code. When loaded, it triggers a u...

Jan 24, 2026
CVE-2026-0794
9.8

CVE-2026-0794 is a use-after-free vulnerability in ALGO 8180 IP Audio Alerter devices that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code without a...

Jan 23, 2026
CVE-2026-23883
9.8

This is a use-after-free vulnerability in FreeRDP's X11 client graphics handling that allows a malicious RDP server to trigger heap corruption in the ...

Jan 19, 2026
CVE-2026-23884
9.8

CVE-2026-23884 is a use-after-free vulnerability in FreeRDP clients where offscreen bitmap deletion leaves a pointer to freed memory. A malicious RDP ...

Jan 19, 2026
CVE-2026-22857
9.8

This is a critical heap use-after-free vulnerability in FreeRDP that allows remote code execution. Attackers can exploit this to execute arbitrary cod...

Jan 14, 2026
CVE-2025-70968
9.8

FreeImage 3.18.0 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the TARGA image parser that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of ...

Jan 14, 2026
CVE-2026-0884
9.8

A use-after-free vulnerability in the JavaScript Engine component allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service. This affects ...

Jan 13, 2026
CVE-2025-14860
9.8

A use-after-free vulnerability in Firefox's Disability Access APIs allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by manipulating freed memory. This affec...

Dec 18, 2025
CVE-2025-14326
9.8

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Gecko Media Plugins (GMP) component of Firefox and Thunderbird allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cau...

Dec 9, 2025
CVE-2025-14321
9.8

A use-after-free vulnerability in the WebRTC signaling component allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash by manipulating memory af...

Dec 9, 2025
CVE-2025-57108
9.8

CVE-2025-57108 is a critical heap use-after-free vulnerability in Kitware VTK's GLTF file parser that allows remote code execution or application cras...

Oct 31, 2025
CVE-2025-12380
9.8

A use-after-free vulnerability in Firefox's WebGPU implementation allows a compromised child process to trigger memory corruption in the GPU or browse...

Oct 28, 2025
CVE-2025-11719
9.8

A use-after-free vulnerability in Thunderbird's native messaging API on Windows allows memory corruption when web extensions interact with the API. Th...

Oct 14, 2025
CVE-2025-11708
9.8

This is a use-after-free vulnerability in Firefox and Thunderbird's MediaTrackGraphImpl::GetInstance() function. It allows attackers to execute arbitr...

Oct 14, 2025
CVE-2025-22408
9.8

CVE-2025-22408 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in Android's Bluetooth stack that allows remote code execution without user interaction. Att...

Aug 26, 2025
CVE-2025-22403
9.8

This critical vulnerability in Android's Bluetooth stack allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code without user interaction. A use-after-free ...

Aug 26, 2025
CVE-2025-0074
9.8

This critical vulnerability in Android's Bluetooth stack allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code without user interaction or additional priv...

Aug 26, 2025
CVE-2025-50518
9.8

A use-after-free vulnerability in libcoap's coap_delete_pdu_lkd function allows memory corruption when applications misuse the library. This could lea...

Aug 14, 2025
CVE-2025-43222
9.8

A use-after-free vulnerability (CWE-416) in Apple operating systems allows attackers to cause unexpected application termination. This affects macOS a...

Jul 30, 2025
CVE-2025-0634
9.8

A Use After Free vulnerability in Samsung's rLottie animation library allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting memory corruptio...

Jun 30, 2025
CVE-2025-6424
9.8

A use-after-free vulnerability in Firefox's FontFaceSet implementation allows memory corruption that could lead to arbitrary code execution. This affe...

Jun 24, 2025
CVE-2023-26226
9.8

CVE-2023-26226 is a use-after-free memory corruption vulnerability in Yandex Browser that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial o...

May 30, 2025
CVE-2025-26623
9.8

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability in Exiv2 versions 0.28.0 through 0.28.4 allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code by tricking victim...

Feb 18, 2025
CVE-2025-1009
9.8

A use-after-free vulnerability in Firefox and Thunderbird allows attackers to cause potentially exploitable crashes via crafted XSLT data. This affect...

Feb 4, 2025
CVE-2025-21307
EPSS 12.4% 9.8

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected Windows systems by exploiting a use-after-free bug in the Reliable Mu...

Jan 14, 2025
CVE-2025-21298
EPSS 76.9% 9.8

This critical vulnerability in Windows OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems by tri...

Jan 14, 2025
CVE-2024-38925
9.8

This CVE describes a use-after-free vulnerability in ROS2 Nav2's AMCL (Adaptive Monte Carlo Localization) component. Attackers can remotely trigger me...

Dec 6, 2024
CVE-2024-38927
9.8

This CVE describes a use-after-free vulnerability in ROS2 Nav2's AMCL process that can be triggered remotely by sending a request to change the dynami...

Dec 6, 2024
CVE-2024-38921
9.8

CVE-2024-38921 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in ROS2 Nav2's AMCL component that allows remote attackers to potentially execute arbitrary ...

Dec 6, 2024
CVE-2024-38923
9.8

This CVE describes a use-after-free vulnerability in ROS2 Nav2's AMCL process that can be triggered remotely by sending a request to change the dynami...

Dec 6, 2024
CVE-2024-9680
9.8

This critical vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting a use-after-free flaw in Firefox's animation timeline impl...

Oct 9, 2024
CVE-2024-43491
9.8

A servicing stack vulnerability in Windows 10 version 1507 has rolled back previously fixed security patches for optional components, allowing attacke...

Sep 10, 2024
CVE-2024-38199
9.8

This critical vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on Windows systems running the Line Printer Daemon (LPD) service. Attack...

Aug 13, 2024
CVE-2024-38140
9.8

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected Windows systems by sending specially crafted packets to the Reliable ...

Aug 13, 2024
CVE-2024-30080
9.8

CVE-2024-30080 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute ...

Jun 11, 2024
CVE-2021-47378
9.8

This is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's NVMe over RDMA subsystem. An attacker could exploit this to cause kernel memory corruptio...

May 21, 2024

About Use After Free (CWE-416)

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

Our database tracks 2,176 CVEs classified as CWE-416, with 152 rated critical and 1,869 rated high severity. The average CVSS score for Use After Free vulnerabilities is 7.9.

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