Apr 2026: Windows Speech Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability: CVE-2026-32153 April 2026

Apr 2026: Windows Speech Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-32153 Published on April 14, 2026

Windows Speech Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Microsoft Windows Speech allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Weakness Types

What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?

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

CVE-2026-32153 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.

What is a Race Condition Vulnerability?

The program contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

CVE-2026-32153 has been classified to as a Race Condition vulnerability or weakness.

Products Associated with CVE-2026-32153

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Affected Versions

Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.8644 is affected.

Version 10.0.19044.0 and below 10.0.19044.7184 is affected.

Version 10.0.19045.0 and below 10.0.19045.7184 is affected.

Version 10.0.22631.0 and below 10.0.22631.6936 is affected.

Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.32690 is affected.

Version 10.0.26200.0 and below 10.0.26200.8246 is affected.