Use-After-Free
SCTPhantom (CVE-2026-64564): An 18-Year-Old Linux Kernel SCTP Bug Gives Local Root and Escapes Containers
A use-after-free in the Linux kernel's SCTP ASCONF transport handling, present since 2008, lets a local attacker with SCTP reachability escalate to root and, on affected configurations, escape containers.
GhostLock (CVE-2026-43499): A 15-Year-Old Futex Bug Gives Any Local User Root — and Breaks Out of Containers
A use-after-free in the Linux kernel's futex requeue-PI code, present since 2011, lets any unprivileged local user gain root with a public, 97%-reliable exploit that also escapes Docker and Kubernetes containers.
Bad Epoll (CVE-2026-46242): A Six-Instruction Race in epoll() Roots Linux 6.4+ and Android
A use-after-free race in the Linux epoll subsystem, introduced by a 2023 commit, lets an unprivileged local user gain root with a 99%-reliable exploit — and the same code path may be reachable from Chrome's renderer sandbox on Android.
Redis CVE-2026-23479: AI-Discovered Use-After-Free Yields RCE on a Database That's Everywhere
An authenticated use-after-free in Redis's blocking-client path (CVE-2026-23479, CVSS 8.8) gives a low-privilege user OS command execution on the host. It sat unnoticed for over two years and was found by an autonomous AI bug-hunting tool.
Outlook CVE-2026-40361: Zero-Click Word RCE Resurrects BadWinmail's Enterprise-Killer Class
A use-after-free in a shared Office DLL lets a malicious message fire RCE through the Outlook Reading Pane and Explorer Preview Pane. Microsoft rates exploitation 'more likely.'
Chrome Zero-Day CVE-2026-5281: WebGPU Use-After-Free Under Active Exploitation
Google patches fourth Chrome zero-day of 2026 — a use-after-free in the Dawn WebGPU implementation that enables arbitrary code execution via crafted HTML pages.