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  "id": "crds:cve-2026-32202",
  "revision": 1,
  "title": "Windows Shell — safeguard failure enables spoofing",
  "summary": "A safeguard in the Windows Shell does not do its job, so an attacker on the network can make content appear to come from a source it did not. Microsoft's entry does not say which safeguard fails or what exactly is spoofed.",
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  "severity": "medium",
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    "exploit_available": false,
    "attack_complexity": "low",
    "kev_added": "2026-04-28",
    "prerequisites": "A network position from which to deliver the crafted content to the user."
  },
  "kill_chain": "defense_evasion",
  "recommended_action": "Install the Microsoft update for this CVE now; until it is on, treat origin and publisher prompts in Explorer as something to verify rather than trust.",
  "confidence": "medium",
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      "type": "vendor_advisory",
      "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32202"
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    {
      "type": "vendor_advisory",
      "url": "https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-32202-mitigation-script-spoofing-vulnerability-in-windows-shell"
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      "type": "writeup",
      "url": "https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-32202-detection-script-spoofing-vulnerability-in-windows-shell"
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  "published_at": "2026-04-14T18:17:27.360Z",
  "issued_at": "2026-09-24T08:51:39.744Z",
  "tags": [
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    "windows",
    "windows-shell",
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