CVE-2026-32181

Improper privilege management in Microsoft Windows allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.

CVSS 3.1

5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 35% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-269

Published

2026-04-14

Modified

2026-10-14

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• microsoft:windows_10_21h2
• microsoft:windows_10_22h2
• microsoft:windows_11_23h2
• microsoft:windows_11_24h2
• microsoft:windows_11_25h2
• microsoft:windows_11_26h1
• microsoft:windows_server_2022
• microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2
• microsoft:windows_server_2025

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32181
• https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-32181-detection-script-dos-vulnerability-in-windows-connected-user-experiences-and-telemetry-service
• 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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