CVE-2026-32222: CWE-822: Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2
Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Win32K - ICOMP allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-32222) arises from an untrusted pointer dereference in the Windows Win32K ICOMP subsystem in Windows 11 Version 24H2 (build 10.0.26100.0). An authorized attacker with local access can exploit this flaw to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining higher system rights. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-822. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a local authorized attacker to elevate privileges, potentially leading to full system compromise affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
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-2026-32222 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-32222: CWE-822: Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2
Description
Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Win32K - ICOMP allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-32222) arises from an untrusted pointer dereference in the Windows Win32K ICOMP subsystem in Windows 11 Version 24H2 (build 10.0.26100.0). An authorized attacker with local access can exploit this flaw to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining higher system rights. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-822. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a local authorized attacker to elevate privileges, potentially leading to full system compromise affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
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-2026-32222 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-11T01:49:58.662Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32222","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a3882d89c981fd6ceea
Added to database: 4/14/2026, 5:32:40 PM
Last enriched: 4/14/2026, 6:01:47 PM
Last updated: 4/15/2026, 6:03:55 AM
Views: 6
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