Microsoft Windows Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerability

Added to KEV
2026-04-28
Federal due date
2026-05-12
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows
EPSS
98.0th percentile (score 0.531, as of 2026-06-08)
NVD CVSS v3.1
4.3 (MEDIUM)
Ransomware use
Unknown
Upstream
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32202

CISA short description

Microsoft Windows Shell contains a protection mechanism failure vulnerability that allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

Required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

NVD description

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

EPSS percentile is the FIRST.org exploit-probability ranking as of the date noted above; it moves daily. CVSS reflects NVD's analysis at time of publication.