CVE-2026-32202

CRITICALPre-NVD 4.39.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-04-28), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. a secondary CVSS source baseline 4.3 retained for reference (NVD's own analysis pending). Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 64%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · epss top5pct · epss high · public exploitExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

CVSS v3
4.3
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
64%
EPSS %ILE
99%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

April 14, 2026

Last Modified

August 14, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated May 20, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: cisa, microsoft.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-32202
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32202

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-32202(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 87× in last 7d / 394× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 1,385 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-15 06:24 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-15 06:24 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-15 06:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-15 02:17 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-09-15 02:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-14 22:10 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-14 22:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-14 19:24 UTCCISA KEV update
  9. 2026-09-14 18:03 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-09-14 18:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-14 13:57 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-09-14 13:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-14 09:51 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-09-14 09:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-14 05:43 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-09-14 05:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-14 01:37 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-09-14 01:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-13 21:31 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-09-13 21:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-13 17:25 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-13 17:25 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-09-13 17:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-13 16:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-13 13:19 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-09-13 13:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-13 09:12 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-13 09:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-13 05:06 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-09-13 05:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-13 01:00 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-13 01:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-12 20:54 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-09-12 20:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-12 16:48 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-12 16:48 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-09-12 16:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-12 15:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-12 12:41 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-09-12 12:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-12 08:35 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-09-12 08:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-12 04:28 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-09-12 04:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-12 00:21 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-09-12 00:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-11 20:14 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-09-11 20:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-11 18:49 UTCCISA KEV update
  25. 2026-09-11 16:07 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-09-11 16:07 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-09-11 16:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-09-11 12:01 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-09-11 12:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-11 07:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-11 03:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-10 23:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-10 19:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-09-10 19:28 UTCCISA KEV update
  36. 2026-09-10 15:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-09-10 11:22 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-09-10 11:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-09-10 07:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-10 03:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-09 23:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-09 19:08 UTCCISA KEV update
  44. 2026-09-09 18:54 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-09-09 18:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-09-09 14:48 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-09-09 14:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-09-09 10:41 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-09-09 10:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-09-09 06:34 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-09-09 06:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-09-09 02:28 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-09-09 02:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-09-08 22:20 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-09-08 22:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-09-08 18:54 UTCCISA KEV update
  57. 2026-09-08 18:11 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-09-08 18:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-09-08 14:05 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-09-08 14:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-09-08 09:57 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-09-08 09:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-09-08 05:51 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-09-08 05:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-09-08 01:42 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-09-08 01:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-09-07 21:35 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-09-07 21:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-09-07 17:28 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-09-07 17:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-09-07 13:22 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-09-07 13:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-09-07 09:15 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-09-07 09:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-09-07 05:06 UTCVendor advisory

Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-52601
    First seen May 29, 2026

    Microsoft - NTLMv2 Hash Capture

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCvirus-or-not/CVE-2026-32202
    First seen Apr 30, 2026

    Windows Shell Spoofing Vulnerability

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2026-32202?
CVE-2026-32202 is a critical vulnerability published on April 14, 2026. Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
When was CVE-2026-32202 disclosed?
CVE-2026-32202 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 14, 2026, with the most recent update on August 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-32202 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2026-32202 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on April 28, 2026, affecting Microsoft Windows. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-32202?
CVE-2026-32202 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2026-32202?
CVE-2026-32202 affects Microsoft Windows. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-32202?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-32202, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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