CVE tracker / CVE-2026-32152
CVE-2026-32152
CVE-2026-32152 is the Desktop Window Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. Microsoft rates it Important, CVSS 7.8. It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Published April 14, 2026.
Risk summary
HighElevation of Privilege
7.8
CVSS v3 base
0.5%
EPSS: chance of exploitation in 30 days
High
Severity
Important
Microsoft's rating
More Likely
Microsoft: exploitation
No
In CISA KEV
Microsoft describes it: “Use after free in Desktop Window Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.”
How to fix it
Microsoft lists 13 affected products and the update that fixes each:
- KB5082052 · fixed build 10.0.22631.6936
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems - KB5082060 · fixed build 10.0.25398.2274
Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) - KB5082063 · fixed build 10.0.26100.32690
Windows Server 2025, Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) - KB5082142 · fixed build 10.0.20348.5020
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2022 - KB5083768 · fixed build 10.0.28000.1836
Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems - KB5083769 · fixed build 10.0.26100.8246, 10.0.26200.8246
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems
What Microsoft changed
- April 14, 2026: Information published.
Details
- Weakness
- CWE-416: Use After Free
- Publicly disclosed (Microsoft)
- No
- Exploited (Microsoft)
- No
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- Not listed
- Published
- April 14, 2026
- Last revised
- April 14, 2026
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References
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