CVE-2026-32209: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Improper access control in Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-32209) affects Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) and is caused by improper access control in the Windows Filtering Platform. It enables an authorized local attacker to bypass a security feature, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.4, indicating medium severity. Microsoft has published an official fix for this issue, as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can bypass a security feature in the Windows Filtering Platform, which may lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no impact on availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
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 to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32209 for detailed patch information and update instructions.
CVE-2026-32209: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Improper access control in Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.4medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-32209) affects Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) and is caused by improper access control in the Windows Filtering Platform. It enables an authorized local attacker to bypass a security feature, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.4, indicating medium severity. Microsoft has published an official fix for this issue, as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can bypass a security feature in the Windows Filtering Platform, which may lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no impact on availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
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 to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32209 for detailed patch information and update instructions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-11T01:49:58.659Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32209","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a036535cbff5d861008c2b3
Added to database: 05/12/2026, 17:36:53 UTC
Last enriched: 06/19/2026, 17:30:14 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 88
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