CVE-2026-32202
Published 2026-04-14 · Updated 2026-10-26 · Source secure@microsoft.com
Summary
CVE-2026-32202 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on April 28, 2026, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by May 12, 2026. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Microsoft has 390 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 117 of them linked to ransomware.
All 390 known-exploited Microsoft vulnerabilities →Description
Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Microsoft — Windows
Name: Microsoft Windows Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerability
Date added: 2026-04-28 · Due: 2026-05-12
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32202
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-32202-detection-script-spoofing-vulnerability-in-windows-shell
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-32202-mitigation-script-spoofing-vulnerability-in-windows-shell
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-32202