CVE-2026-32225: CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-32225) affects Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) and is classified under CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure). It allows an attacker without privileges and with only user interaction to bypass a security feature in the Windows Shell remotely over a network. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to an attacker bypassing critical protection mechanisms in Windows Shell remotely, resulting in complete compromise of system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This could allow unauthorized access and control over affected systems running Windows 10 Version 1607.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32225) to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-32225: CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-32225) affects Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) and is classified under CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure). It allows an attacker without privileges and with only user interaction to bypass a security feature in the Windows Shell remotely over a network. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to an attacker bypassing critical protection mechanisms in Windows Shell remotely, resulting in complete compromise of system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This could allow unauthorized access and control over affected systems running Windows 10 Version 1607.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32225) to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
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-2026-32225","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a3882d89c981fd6cef3
Added to database: 4/14/2026, 5:32:40 PM
Last enriched: 4/14/2026, 5:50:59 PM
Last updated: 4/15/2026, 5:35:52 AM
Views: 8
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