CVE-2026-32071: Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) Denial of Service Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-04-14 · updated 2026-10-26
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

Null pointer dereference in Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 1607: before 10.0.14393.9060 — fixed in 10.0.14393.9060
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.17763.8644 — fixed in 10.0.17763.8644
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19044.7184 — fixed in 10.0.19044.7184
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19045.7184 — fixed in 10.0.19045.7184
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.22631.6936 — fixed in 10.0.22631.6936
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.26100.8246 — fixed in 10.0.26100.8246
Microsoft Windows 11 25H2: before 10.0.26200.8246 — fixed in 10.0.26200.8246
Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1: before 10.0.28000.1836 — fixed in 10.0.28000.1836
Microsoft Windows Server 2016: before 10.0.14393.9060 — fixed in 10.0.14393.9060
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: before 10.0.17763.8644 — fixed in 10.0.17763.8644
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: before 10.0.20348.5020 — fixed in 10.0.20348.5020
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): before 10.0.25398.2274 — fixed in 10.0.25398.2274
Microsoft Windows Server 2025: before 10.0.26100.32690 — fixed in 10.0.26100.32690
Microsoft Windows 10 1607: from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.9060 — fixed in 10.0.14393.9060
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.8644 — fixed in 10.0.17763.8644
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19044.0 before 10.0.19044.7184 — fixed in 10.0.19044.7184
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.7184 — fixed in 10.0.19045.7184
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.6936 — fixed in 10.0.22631.6936
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.8246 — fixed in 10.0.26100.8246
Microsoft Windows 11 25H2: from 10.0.26200.0 before 10.0.26200.8246 — fixed in 10.0.26200.8246
Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1: from 10.0.28000.0 before 10.0.28000.1836 — fixed in 10.0.28000.1836
Microsoft Windows Server 2016: from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.9060 — fixed in 10.0.14393.9060
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.8644 — fixed in 10.0.17763.8644
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: from 10.0.20348.0 before 10.0.20348.5020 — fixed in 10.0.20348.5020
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): from 10.0.25398.0 before 10.0.25398.2274 — fixed in 10.0.25398.2274
Microsoft Windows Server 2025: from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.32690 — fixed in 10.0.26100.32690

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 10 1607 10.0.14393.9060; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.8644; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19044.7184; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19045.7184; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22631.6936; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.26100.8246; Microsoft Windows 11 25H2 10.0.26200.8246; Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1 10.0.28000.1836; Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.9060; Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.8644; Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.5020; Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) 10.0.25398.2274. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32071

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