CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-33824
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Microsoft Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Service Extensions Double Free Vulnerability — Microsoft Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Service Extensions
Microsoft Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Service Extensions contains a double free vulnerability that could enable remote code execution.
- Added to KEV
- 2026-08-18
- Remediation due
- 2026-08-21
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
- Notes
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33824 ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33824
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-04-14
- Last modified
- 2026-09-25
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-415
Description
Double free in Windows IKE Extension allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 10 1607 (< 10.0.14393.9060)
• microsoft windows 10 1809 (< 10.0.17763.8644)
• microsoft windows 10 21h2 (< 10.0.19044.7184)
• microsoft windows 10 22h2 (< 10.0.19045.7184)
• microsoft windows 11 23h2 (< 10.0.22631.6936)
• microsoft windows 11 24h2 (< 10.0.26100.8246)
• microsoft windows 11 25h2 (< 10.0.26200.8246)
• microsoft windows 11 26h1 (< 10.0.28000.1836)
• microsoft windows server 2016 (< 10.0.14393.9060)
• microsoft windows server 2019 (< 10.0.17763.8644)
• microsoft windows server 2022 (< 10.0.20348.5020)
• microsoft windows server 2022 23h2 (< 10.0.25398.2274)
• microsoft windows server 2025 (< 10.0.26100.32690)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-415 Double Free weakness
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33824 Vendor Advisory
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/autonomous-ai-cyber-attack-campaign/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-33824 US Government Resource