diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/Critical/DoubleFree.ql b/cpp/ql/src/Critical/DoubleFree.ql
index 734e32ea75f..cce1cc62849 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Critical/DoubleFree.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Critical/DoubleFree.ql
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * @name Potential double free
  * @description Freeing a resource more than once can lead to undefined behavior and cause memory corruption.
  * @kind path-problem
- * @precision medium
+ * @precision high
  * @id cpp/double-free
  * @problem.severity warning
  * @security-severity 9.3
diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/Critical/UseAfterFree.ql b/cpp/ql/src/Critical/UseAfterFree.ql
index 57522a0365c..51818ca5334 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Critical/UseAfterFree.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Critical/UseAfterFree.ql
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * @name Potential use after free
  * @description An allocated memory block is used after it has been freed. Behavior in such cases is undefined and can cause memory corruption.
  * @kind path-problem
- * @precision medium
+ * @precision high
  * @id cpp/use-after-free
  * @problem.severity warning
  * @security-severity 9.3