Description
Acceptance of extraneous untrusted data with trusted data in Windows COM allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Published: 2026-04-14
Score: 8.4 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Local Privilege Escalation
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

This flaw arises from Windows Component Object Model (COM) when it accepts extraneous untrusted data alongside trusted data. An attacker who can influence the composition of such data may gain higher privileges on the local system. The attack materializes as an unauthorized escalation of privilege, allowing the attacker to execute actions that normally require elevated rights, thereby compromising system confidentiality, integrity, and availability for the affected account.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects Microsoft Windows operating systems on a range of releases. Specifically, Windows 10 versions 1809, 21H2, and 22H2; Windows 11 versions 23H2, 24H2, 25H2, 26H1, 22H3; and Windows Server releases 2019, 2022, 2025, and the 23H2 Server Core edition. The issue has been documented for both 32‑bit (x86), 64‑bit (x64), and ARM64 architectures as listed in the affected CPE identifiers.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 8.4 indicates high severity, but the EPSS score is not available and the vulnerability is not currently listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. The attack vector is local; an adversary must have access to the target machine to supply the malformed COM data. Once executed, the exploit can run with the privileges of the user context that launched the malicious COM object, potentially elevating to system級权限. Given the lack of a remote trigger, the likelihood of exploitation depends on the presence of untrusted code on the system, but within a legitimate local environment the risk remains high.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 14, 2026 at 19:47 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest Windows Updates that address CVE‑2026‑32162 as listed on Microsoft’s security advisory page.
  • Verify the installation by checking the update history or using the Windows Update status console.
  • If a patch is unavailable, isolate the affected system from untrusted local resources and enforce strict application control policies such as AppLocker or Software Restriction Policies to block execution of malicious COM objects.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 14, 2026 at 19:47 UTC.

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History

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft windows 10 21h2
Microsoft windows 10 22h2
Microsoft windows 11 22h3
Microsoft windows 11 23h2
Microsoft windows 11 24h2
Microsoft windows 11 25h2
Microsoft windows 11 26h1
Microsoft windows Server 2019 (server Core Installation)
Microsoft windows Server 2022, 23h2 Edition (server Core Installation)
Microsoft windows Server 2025 (server Core Installation)
Vendors & Products Microsoft windows 10 21h2
Microsoft windows 10 22h2
Microsoft windows 11 22h3
Microsoft windows 11 23h2
Microsoft windows 11 24h2
Microsoft windows 11 25h2
Microsoft windows 11 26h1
Microsoft windows Server 2019 (server Core Installation)
Microsoft windows Server 2022, 23h2 Edition (server Core Installation)
Microsoft windows Server 2025 (server Core Installation)

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Acceptance of extraneous untrusted data with trusted data in Windows COM allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Title Windows COM Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows 10 1809
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 2019
Microsoft windows Server 2022
Microsoft windows Server 2025
Microsoft windows Server 23h2
Weaknesses CWE-349
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26H1:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows 10 1809
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 2019
Microsoft windows Server 2022
Microsoft windows Server 2025
Microsoft windows Server 23h2
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}


Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 10 1809 Windows 10 21h2 Windows 10 21h2 Windows 10 22h2 Windows 10 22h2 Windows 11 22h3 Windows 11 23h2 Windows 11 23h2 Windows 11 24h2 Windows 11 24h2 Windows 11 25h2 Windows 11 25h2 Windows 11 26h1 Windows 11 26h1 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2019 (server Core Installation) Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2022, 23h2 Edition (server Core Installation) Windows Server 2025 Windows Server 2025 (server Core Installation) Windows Server 23h2
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-17T15:52:26.084Z

Reserved: 2026-03-10T23:09:43.265Z

Link: CVE-2026-32162

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Updated: 2026-04-15T09:07:58.214Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-04-14T18:17:18.223

Modified: 2026-04-17T15:10:35.607

Link: CVE-2026-32162

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-15T15:15:06Z

Weaknesses