CVE-2026-32181
5.5 MEDIUMImproper privilege management in Microsoft Windows allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally
Published: 2026-04-14 · Last updated: 2026-05-26
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-269
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10_21h2, windows_10_22h2, windows_11_23h2 |
Description
Improper privilege management in Microsoft Windows allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32181
- [Vendor advisory]https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32181
- [Other]https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-32181-detection-script-dos-vulnerability-in-windows-connected-user-experiences-and-telemetry-service
- [Other]https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-32181-mitigation-script-dos-vulnerability-in-windows-connected-user-experiences-and-telemetry-service
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