CVE-2026-32072: CWE-287: Improper Authentication in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Improper authentication in Windows Active Directory allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-32072) involves improper authentication in Windows Active Directory on Windows 10 Version 1607. It enables a local attacker without privileges to spoof authentication, potentially leading to unauthorized access. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.2, reflecting medium severity with high confidentiality impact but no impact on integrity or availability. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An unauthorized local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to spoof authentication in Windows Active Directory, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive information. The impact affects confidentiality but does not affect integrity or availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the provided security update as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32072 for detailed patch information and installation instructions.
CVE-2026-32072: CWE-287: Improper Authentication in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Improper authentication in Windows Active Directory allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-32072) involves improper authentication in Windows Active Directory on Windows 10 Version 1607. It enables a local attacker without privileges to spoof authentication, potentially leading to unauthorized access. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.2, reflecting medium severity with high confidentiality impact but no impact on integrity or availability. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An unauthorized local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to spoof authentication in Windows Active Directory, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive information. The impact affects confidentiality but does not affect integrity or availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the provided security update as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32072 for detailed patch information and installation instructions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-10T22:02:18.666Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32072","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a2782d89c981fd6ba65
Added to database: 4/14/2026, 5:32:23 PM
Last enriched: 4/14/2026, 6:35:28 PM
Last updated: 4/15/2026, 6:05:19 AM
Views: 2
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