CVE-2026-32181

Modified Modified - Updated After Analysis

Improper Privilege Management in Windows Causes Local DoS

Publication date: 2026-04-14

Last updated on: 2026-05-26

Assigner: Microsoft Corporation

Description

Improper privilege management in Microsoft Windows allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-04-14

Last Modified

2026-05-26

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-04-14

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-32181

EUVD

EUVD-2026-22563

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
microsoft	windows_10_21h2	to 10.0.19044.7184 (exc)
microsoft	windows_10_21h2	to 10.0.19044.7184 (exc)
microsoft	windows_10_21h2	to 10.0.19044.7184 (exc)
microsoft	windows_10_22h2	to 10.0.19045.7184 (exc)
microsoft	windows_10_22h2	to 10.0.19045.7184 (exc)
microsoft	windows_10_22h2	to 10.0.19045.7184 (exc)
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	to 10.0.20348.5020 (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

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-269	The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

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Compliance Impact

The provided information does not specify any direct impact of this vulnerability on compliance with common standards and regulations such as GDPR or HIPAA.

Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves improper privilege management in Microsoft Windows. It allows an authorized attacker to locally cause a denial of service.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is a denial of service condition on the affected Microsoft Windows system. An authorized attacker can exploit this to disrupt normal operations locally.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, apply the security updates provided by Microsoft as soon as they become available.

Since the vulnerability involves improper privilege management allowing a local denial of service, ensure that only authorized users have local access to affected Windows systems.

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