CVE-2026-32181: CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
Improper privilege management in Microsoft Windows allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-269) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 arises from improper privilege management, enabling an authorized local attacker to deny service on the affected system. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.5, reflecting local attack vector with low complexity and no user interaction required. The vulnerability impacts system availability but does not compromise confidentiality or integrity. Microsoft has published an official fix addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause denial of service, impacting system availability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the CVSS vector and description.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32181 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-32181: CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
Description
Improper privilege management in Microsoft Windows allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 21H2
Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 22H2
Microsoft
Windows 11 version 22H3
Microsoft
Windows 11 Version 23H2
Microsoft
Windows 11 Version 24H2
Microsoft
Windows 11 Version 25H2
Microsoft
Windows 11 version 26H1
Microsoft
Windows Server 2022
Microsoft
Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
Microsoft
Windows Server 2025
Microsoft
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-269) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 arises from improper privilege management, enabling an authorized local attacker to deny service on the affected system. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.5, reflecting local attack vector with low complexity and no user interaction required. The vulnerability impacts system availability but does not compromise confidentiality or integrity. Microsoft has published an official fix addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause denial of service, impacting system availability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the CVSS vector and description.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32181 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-11T00:26:53.426Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32181","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a3282d89c981fd6bcb7
Added to database: 04/14/2026, 17:32:34 UTC
Last enriched: 08/15/2026, 14:05:33 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 22:01:33 UTC
Views: 115
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