CVE-2026-32202

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-04-28. Federal remediation due 2026-05-12.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

63.69% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 99.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

4.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-14.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-04-14 16:57Z4 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-14 16:31Z21 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-03-11

Assigning CNA

microsoft

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Weaknesses

• CWE-693Protection Mechanism FailurePillar

Data version

5.2

Document digest

cc647f8e4bd86ac496d710f135b046297438da84cc3febef2ebbe9d51afc97f1

• msrc.microsoft.comWindows Shell Spoofing Vulnerabilityhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32202vendor-advisorypatch
• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-32202government-resource
• www.vicarius.iohttps://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-32202-detection-script-spoofing-vulnerability-in-windows-shell
• www.vicarius.iohttps://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-32202-mitigation-script-spoofing-vulnerability-in-windows-shell