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 involves a failure in the protection mechanisms of the Windows Shell component in Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It enables an attacker without privileges and requiring user interaction to conduct spoofing attacks over a network. The CVSS vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely with low complexity and no privileges, but requires user interaction. The impact is limited to confidentiality loss without integrity or availability impacts. Microsoft has released an official fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform spoofing attacks over a network, potentially misleading users or systems by presenting false information. The impact is limited to a confidentiality loss, with no direct impact on 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 security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32202 to remediate this vulnerability.
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
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a failure in the protection mechanisms of the Windows Shell component in Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It enables an attacker without privileges and requiring user interaction to conduct spoofing attacks over a network. The CVSS vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely with low complexity and no privileges, but requires user interaction. The impact is limited to confidentiality loss without integrity or availability impacts. Microsoft has released an official fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform spoofing attacks over a network, potentially misleading users or systems by presenting false information. The impact is limited to a confidentiality loss, with no direct impact on 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 security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32202 to remediate this vulnerability.
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: 4/14/2026, 5:32:38 PM
Last enriched: 5/26/2026, 7:44:02 PM
Last updated: 5/30/2026, 9:39:12 PM
Views: 218
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