CWE-416: Use After Free
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
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All Use After Free CVEs (2,376)
A use-after-free vulnerability in Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows allows an unauthenticated attacker on the same network to potentiall...
May 13, 2025A use-after-free vulnerability in Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer WiFi software for Windows allows an unauthenticated attacker on the same netwo...
Feb 12, 2025This CVE describes a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's TCP Authentication Option (TCP-AO) implementation. Attackers could potentially...
May 14, 2024A Use After Free vulnerability in Arm Mali GPU kernel drivers allows a local non-privileged user to perform improper GPU memory operations. On Armv8.0...
May 3, 2024This CVE describes a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's rtl8xxxu WiFi driver. When the driver is stopped, a workqueue might still be r...
May 1, 2024This CVE describes a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's SCSI subsystem. When removing a SCSI host, the .exit_cmd_priv callback could a...
Apr 28, 2024This vulnerability involves a use-after-free flaw in Microsoft Graphics Component that allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with...
Feb 10, 2026A use-after-free vulnerability in Windows BitLocker allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on affected syst...
Sep 9, 2025A use-after-free vulnerability in Windows Media allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on affected systems....
Jul 8, 2025CVE-2024-30102 is a use-after-free vulnerability (CWE-416) in Microsoft Office that allows remote code execution when a user opens a specially crafted...
Jun 11, 2024This vulnerability allows remote code execution in .NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio through a use-after-free memory corruption issue (CWE-416)....
Apr 9, 2024This Windows kernel vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated SYSTEM privileges. It affects Windows syste...
Mar 12, 2024This vulnerability in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on a user's system by tricking them into visiting a m...
Nov 3, 2023This vulnerability in Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems by sending specially craf...
Oct 10, 2023This CVE describes a use-after-free vulnerability in FreeRDP's H.264 video codec implementation that could allow remote code execution or denial of se...
Aug 31, 2023This CVE describes a use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC that allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code when a vict...
Aug 20, 2021This vulnerability in the Rocket web framework for Rust allows use-after-free memory corruption when user-provided functions panic during URI formatti...
Apr 1, 2021CVE-2024-26231 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Windows DNS Server that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. ...
Apr 9, 2024CVE-2024-26233 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Windows DNS Server that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. ...
Apr 9, 2024CVE-2024-26227 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Windows DNS Server that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. ...
Apr 9, 2024CVE-2024-26221 is a use-after-free vulnerability (CWE-416) in Windows DNS Server that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM pr...
Apr 9, 2024CVE-2024-26223 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Windows DNS Server that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. ...
Apr 9, 2024CVE-2021-42383 is a use-after-free vulnerability in BusyBox's awk applet that can be triggered by processing a specially crafted awk pattern. This vul...
Nov 15, 2021CVE-2021-42385 is a use-after-free vulnerability in BusyBox's awk applet that can be triggered by processing a specially crafted awk pattern. This vul...
Nov 15, 2021CVE-2021-42379 is a use-after-free vulnerability in BusyBox's awk applet that can be triggered by processing a specially crafted awk pattern. This cou...
Nov 15, 2021A use-after-free vulnerability in BusyBox's awk applet allows attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by providing ...
Nov 15, 2021A use-after-free vulnerability in Juniper's 802.1X authentication daemon (dot1xd) allows authenticated, network-adjacent attackers to crash the daemon...
Jan 15, 2026This vulnerability allows a denial-of-service condition in Qualcomm hardware when multiple profiles run concurrently with QHS (Qualcomm High-Speed) en...
Oct 9, 2025This CVE describes a use-after-free vulnerability in the Canvas2D graphics component of Mozilla products, allowing sandbox escape. Attackers could exp...
Sep 16, 2025CVE-2025-48821 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Device Host that allows an authenticated attacker on the sa...
Jul 8, 2025This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems by sending specially crafted DHCP packets to the DHCP client ...
Feb 11, 2025This CVE describes a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's cachestat functionality. Attackers could potentially exploit this to cause ker...
Mar 13, 2024This CVE describes a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ksmbd SMB server module. An attacker could exploit this to cause denial of ser...
Feb 29, 2024CVE-2024-23839 is a heap use-after-free vulnerability in Suricata's HTTP header parsing. Attackers can cause memory corruption and potential code exec...
Feb 26, 2024This vulnerability allows an attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds memory read in the KSMBD (in-kernel Samba server) and CIFS components of the Linux k...
Nov 3, 2023This vulnerability in Microsoft Edge allows attackers to gain elevated privileges on affected systems by exploiting a use-after-free memory corruption...
Sep 15, 2023This CVE describes a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's virtual console screen driver (vc_screen). An attacker with local user access ...
Jul 24, 2023A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's r592 memory stick host driver allows local attackers to crash the system during device disconnect...
Jun 9, 2023This CVE describes a use-after-free vulnerability in the ext4 filesystem that affects Apptainer container platform. It allows attackers to potentially...
Apr 25, 2023A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's virtio network driver allows local attackers to crash the system or potentially leak kernel memor...
Apr 5, 2023A use-after-free vulnerability in the NFS server implementation in the Linux kernel allows a local attacker to crash the system or potentially leak ke...
Mar 29, 2023A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth subsystem allows local attackers to crash the system or potentially escalate privileges...
Feb 16, 2022This is a use-after-free vulnerability in Apple's iOS/iPadOS Mail application that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or crash the appl...
Sep 8, 2021This vulnerability is a use-after-free flaw in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock that allows an authenticated attacker to escalate pri...
Mar 10, 2026This CVE describes a use-after-free vulnerability in Windows Hyper-V that allows an authenticated attacker to escalate privileges on the local system....
Mar 10, 2026CVE-2026-24285 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Windows Win32K that allows an authenticated attacker to escalate privileges on a local system. Thi...
Mar 10, 2026A Use After Free vulnerability in Apache Arrow C++ allows memory corruption when reading Arrow IPC files with pre-buffering enabled. This affects C++ ...
Feb 17, 2026This vulnerability involves a use-after-free flaw in the Windows Mailslot File System that allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code ...
Feb 10, 2026This vulnerability is a use-after-free flaw in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock that allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrar...
Feb 10, 2026This CVE describes a use-after-free vulnerability in Inbox COM Objects that allows an unauthorized attacker to execute arbitrary code locally on affec...
Jan 13, 2026About 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 2,376 CVEs classified as CWE-416, with 206 rated critical and 2,014 rated high severity. The average CVSS score for Use After Free vulnerabilities is 8.0.
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