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Microsoft Windows Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerability

CVE-2026-32202Medium, CVSS 4.3In CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog since 28 Apr 2026

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FixedFixed for every supported version on the day it became public.

Response

Silence
same day
First public report to first vendor statementUnverified source
Exposure
same day
First public report to first fix
Follow-through
same day
First public report to a fix for every supported version
  • Vendor silent
  • Vendor statement, no fix
  • Fixed for some versions
  • Fixed when disclosed
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  1. First public report

    CVE.org record CVE-2026-32202ClaimedQuote verified

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

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    Microsoft advisory CVE-2026-32202ClaimedQuote not found in archive14 Apr 2026

    Windows Shell Spoofing Vulnerability. Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network. [Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:Yes;Latest

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    Bluesky postClaimedQuote not checked yet24 Apr 2026, 20:02 UTC

    An incomplete patch for APT28's CVE-2026-21510 leaves a zero-click NTLM authentication coercion flaw (CVE-2026-32202) via malicious LNK files.

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    Mastodon postClaimedQuote not checked yet27 Apr 2026, 20:20 UTC

    A Shortcut to Coercion: Incomplete Patch of APT28's Zero-Day Leads to CVE-2026-32202 # CVE_2026_32202 # APT28 # CVE_2026_21510 https://www. akamai.com/blog/security-resea rch/2026/apr/incomplete-patch-apt28s-zero-day-cve-2026-32202

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    CISA KEV (CVE-2026-32202)ClaimedQuote verified28 Apr 2026

    Microsoft Windows Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerability

    Added to CISA's KEV catalog on 2026-04-28.

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    Hacker NewsClaimedQuote not checked yet29 Apr 2026, 19:49 UTC

    CVE-2026-32202: Windows Shell Spoofing Vulnerability

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  2. Vendor statement

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    Microsoft advisory CVE-2026-32202ClaimedQuote not found in archive

    Windows Shell Spoofing Vulnerability. Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network. [Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:Yes;Latest

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  3. First workaround

    No official mitigation found yet.

  4. First fix

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    Microsoft advisory CVE-2026-32202ClaimedQuote verified

    Information published.

    Vendor Fix listed at the first revision

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  5. Fixed for all versions

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    every Known Affected product has a Vendor Fix and no later revision announces more updates

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Affected products

  • Windows
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2025
  • Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)

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