CVE-2026-32202: CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-32202) involves a failure in the protection mechanisms within the Windows Shell on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). The flaw enables an attacker without privileges to spoof network communications, potentially misleading users or systems. The issue is classified under CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure). Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability, mitigating the risk.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to the ability of an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network, which could lead to deception or misrepresentation of network communications. Confidentiality is slightly impacted (low impact), with no direct integrity or availability impact reported. No known exploits are currently in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) as detailed in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32202.
CVE-2026-32202: CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-32202) involves a failure in the protection mechanisms within the Windows Shell on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). The flaw enables an attacker without privileges to spoof network communications, potentially misleading users or systems. The issue is classified under CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure). Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability, mitigating the risk.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to the ability of an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network, which could lead to deception or misrepresentation of network communications. Confidentiality is slightly impacted (low impact), with no direct integrity or availability impact reported. No known exploits are currently in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) as detailed in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32202.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-11T01:49:58.658Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32202","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a3682d89c981fd6bd3d
Added to database: 04/14/2026, 17:32:38 UTC
Last enriched: 06/23/2026, 14:42:30 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 267
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