Vulnerability · Published Apr 14, 2026 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2026-32181Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity privilege mismanagement in Windows 10 Version 21H2 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Improper privilege management in Microsoft Windows allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 21H2 | 10.0.19044.0 – before 10.0.19044.7184 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 22H2 | 10.0.19045.0 – before 10.0.19045.7184 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 23H2 | 10.0.22631.0 – before 10.0.22631.6936 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 Version 23H2 | 10.0.22631.0 – before 10.0.22631.6936 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 Version 24H2 | 10.0.26100.0 – before 10.0.26100.8246 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 Version 25H2 | 10.0.26200.0 – before 10.0.26200.8246 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 26H1 | 10.0.28000.0 – before 10.0.28000.1836 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2022 | 10.0.20348.0 – before 10.0.20348.5020 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) | 10.0.25398.0 – before 10.0.25398.2274 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2025 | 10.0.26100.0 – before 10.0.26100.32690 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.26100.0 – before 10.0.26100.32690 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
References
- Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service Denial of Service Vulnerability vendor-advisory, patch
- 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