CVE-2026-32162

April 14, 2026, 6:17 p.m.

8.4
High

Description

Acceptance of extraneous untrusted data with trusted data in Windows COM allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Microsoft
  • Windows
  • Windows Com
  • *
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-349
Acceptance of Extraneous Untrusted Data With Trusted Data
The product, when processing trusted data, accepts any untrusted data that is also included with the trusted data, treating the untrusted data as if it were trusted.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a microsoft windows / / / / / / / /
a microsoft windows_com / / / / / / / /

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32162

Tags

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CWE-349
2026-04-14
CVE-2026-32162

CVSS Score

8.4 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

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

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Timeline

Published: April 14, 2026, 6:17 p.m.
Last Modified: April 14, 2026, 6:17 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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