{"id":"CVE-2026-32202","title":"Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.","summary":"Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.","severity":"medium","cvss":4.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","cwe":["CWE-693"],"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_10_1607","affected":["windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.9060","windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.8644","windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.7184","windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.7184","windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.6936","windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.8246","windows_11_25h2 < 10.0.26200.8246","windows_11_26h1 < 10.0.28000.1836","windows_server_2012","windows_server_2012 = r2","windows_server_2016 < 10.0.14393.9060","windows_server_2019 < 10.0.17763.8644","windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.5020","windows_server_2022_23h2 < 10.0.25398.2274","windows_server_2025 < 10.0.26100.32690"],"patched":["windows_10_1607 10.0.14393.9060","windows_10_1809 10.0.17763.8644","windows_10_21h2 10.0.19044.7184","windows_10_22h2 10.0.19045.7184","windows_11_23h2 10.0.22631.6936","windows_11_24h2 10.0.26100.8246","windows_11_25h2 10.0.26200.8246","windows_11_26h1 10.0.28000.1836","windows_server_2016 10.0.14393.9060","windows_server_2019 10.0.17763.8644","windows_server_2022 10.0.20348.5020","windows_server_2022_23h2 10.0.25398.2274","windows_server_2025 10.0.26100.32690"],"published":"2026-04-14","updated":"2026-08-14","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32202","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32202","label":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-32202-detection-script-spoofing-vulnerability-in-windows-shell","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-32202-mitigation-script-spoofing-vulnerability-in-windows-shell","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-32202","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"tags":["nvd","kev","in-the-wild","exploit-available"],"epss":0.63686,"epssPercentile":0.99207,"kev":true,"kevDateAdded":"2026-04-28","kevDueDate":"2026-05-12","kevRansomware":false,"exploited":true,"exploitAvailable":true,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-14T17:18:56.468Z","exploits":{"exploitdb":true,"github":3,"githubRepos":["https://github.com/solarlynxsqueeze/CVE-2026-32202","https://github.com/virus-or-not/CVE-2026-32202","https://github.com/f0xox/CVE-2026-32202"],"checkedAt":"2026-09-21T15:28:40.713Z"},"slug":"CVE-2026-32202","body":"## Overview\n\nProtection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.9060`\n- `windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.8644`\n- `windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.7184`\n- `windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.7184`\n- `windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.6936`\n- `windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.8246`\n- `windows_11_25h2 < 10.0.26200.8246`\n- `windows_11_26h1 < 10.0.28000.1836`\n- `windows_server_2012`\n- `windows_server_2012 = r2`\n- `windows_server_2016 < 10.0.14393.9060`\n- `windows_server_2019 < 10.0.17763.8644`\n- `windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.5020`\n- `windows_server_2022_23h2 < 10.0.25398.2274`\n- `windows_server_2025 < 10.0.26100.32690`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `windows_10_1607 10.0.14393.9060`\n- `windows_10_1809 10.0.17763.8644`\n- `windows_10_21h2 10.0.19044.7184`\n- `windows_10_22h2 10.0.19045.7184`\n- `windows_11_23h2 10.0.22631.6936`\n- `windows_11_24h2 10.0.26100.8246`\n- `windows_11_25h2 10.0.26200.8246`\n- `windows_11_26h1 10.0.28000.1836`\n- `windows_server_2016 10.0.14393.9060`\n- `windows_server_2019 10.0.17763.8644`\n- `windows_server_2022 10.0.20348.5020`\n- `windows_server_2022_23h2 10.0.25398.2274`\n- `windows_server_2025 10.0.26100.32690`","depth":"midnight","depthScore":61,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":23.7,"likelihood":12.7,"exploitation":25,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}