{"id":"CVE-2026-32202","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-32202","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T05:04:26.804Z","title":"Microsoft Windows Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerability","description":"Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.","published":"2026-04-14T18:17:27.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-26T21:10:00.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":4.3,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-693"],"affected":["microsoft/windows 10 1607","microsoft/windows 10 1809","microsoft/windows 10 21h2","microsoft/windows 10 22h2","microsoft/windows 11 23h2","microsoft/windows 11 24h2","microsoft/windows 11 25h2","microsoft/windows 11 26h1","microsoft/windows server 2012","microsoft/windows server 2016","microsoft/windows server 2019","microsoft/windows server 2022","microsoft/windows server 2022 23h2","microsoft/windows server 2025"],"epss":{"score":0.70902,"percentile":0.99399,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[{"date":"2026-09-24","score":0.04902,"percentile":0.91759},{"date":"2026-10-25","score":0.70902,"percentile":0.99396}]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2026-04-28","dueDate":"2026-05-12","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.\nhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32202 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32202"},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2026-05-29","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":52601,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft - NTLMv2 Hash Capture","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52601","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/52601.txt","file":"exploits/windows/remote/52601.txt","published":"2026-05-29","added":"2026-05-29","updated":"2026-05-29","author":"nu11secur1ty","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2026-32202"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 12 May 2026). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-10-25T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.70902,"from":0.04902,"percentile":0.99396},"summary":"EPSS moved from 4.9% to 70.9% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."},{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.04902,"from":0.63686,"percentile":0.91759},"summary":"EPSS moved from 63.7% to 4.9% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32202","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-32202-detection-script-spoofing-vulnerability-in-windows-shell","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-32202-mitigation-script-spoofing-vulnerability-in-windows-shell","tags":["Mitigation","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-32202","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32202","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}