CVE-2026-32071: CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Null pointer dereference in Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability is a null pointer dereference (CWE-476) in the LSASS component of Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). Exploitation requires no privileges or user interaction and can be triggered remotely over the network, causing a denial of service condition. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting high severity due to the network attack vector and the ability to cause service outage. Microsoft has released an official patch to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial of service (DoS) by crashing or destabilizing the LSASS process, which can disrupt authentication services on affected Windows 10 Version 1607 systems. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. No known exploits are currently in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the vendor-provided patch as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32071 for patch details and installation instructions.
CVE-2026-32071: CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Null pointer dereference in Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is a null pointer dereference (CWE-476) in the LSASS component of Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). Exploitation requires no privileges or user interaction and can be triggered remotely over the network, causing a denial of service condition. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting high severity due to the network attack vector and the ability to cause service outage. Microsoft has released an official patch to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial of service (DoS) by crashing or destabilizing the LSASS process, which can disrupt authentication services on affected Windows 10 Version 1607 systems. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. No known exploits are currently in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the vendor-provided patch as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32071 for patch details and installation instructions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-10T22:02:18.665Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32071","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a2782d89c981fd6ba62
Added to database: 4/14/2026, 5:32:23 PM
Last enriched: 4/14/2026, 6:46:46 PM
Last updated: 4/15/2026, 6:05:33 AM
Views: 3
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