Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
CWE-416 (Use After Free) is classified as critical severity and is not in the OWASP Top 10 (2025).
The official CWE entry is maintained by MITRE at cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html.
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