CVE-2026-32076

Received Received - Intake

Out-of-Bounds Read in Windows Storage Spaces Enables Privilege Escalation

Publication date: 2026-04-14

Last updated on: 2026-04-21

Assigner: Microsoft Corporation

Description

Out-of-bounds read in Windows Storage Spaces Controller allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-04-14

Last Modified

2026-04-21

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-04-14

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-04

NVD

CVE-2026-32076

EUVD

EUVD-2026-22505

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
microsoft	windows_11_23h2	to 10.0.22631.6936 (exc)
microsoft	windows_11_23h2	to 10.0.22631.6936 (exc)
microsoft	windows_11_24h2	to 10.0.26100.8246 (exc)
microsoft	windows_11_24h2	to 10.0.26100.8246 (exc)
microsoft	windows_11_25h2	to 10.0.26200.8246 (exc)
microsoft	windows_11_25h2	to 10.0.26200.8246 (exc)
microsoft	windows_11_26h1	to 10.0.28000.1836 (exc)
microsoft	windows_11_26h1	to 10.0.28000.1836 (exc)
microsoft	windows_server_2022_23h2	to 10.0.25398.2274 (exc)
microsoft	windows_server_2025	to 10.0.26100.32690 (exc)

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Exploitability

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-125	The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an out-of-bounds read in the Windows Storage Spaces Controller. It allows an authorized attacker to elevate their privileges locally on the affected system.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can impact you by allowing an authorized attacker to gain higher privileges on your system than they should have. This elevation of privilege can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data, modification of system settings, or further exploitation of the system.

Mitigation Strategies

This vulnerability allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally via an out-of-bounds read in the Windows Storage Spaces Controller.

To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to apply the security updates provided by Microsoft as soon as possible.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally by exploiting an out-of-bounds read in the Windows Storage Spaces Controller.

Elevation of privilege vulnerabilities can potentially lead to unauthorized access or modification of sensitive data, which may impact compliance with standards and regulations such as GDPR and HIPAA that require protection of personal and health information.

However, the provided information does not specify direct effects or compliance implications related to these standards.

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