CVE-2026-32216 Windows Redirected Drive Buffering System Denial of Service Vulnerability

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An authorized local attacker can cause a denial of service via a null pointer dereference in the Windows Redirected Drive Buffering system.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-32216?

CVE-2026-32216 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 26h1, published on 14 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Null pointer dereference in Windows Redirected Drive Buffering allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-32216?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Windows 11 26h1.

How do I fix CVE-2026-32216?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-32216 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-32216 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-32216 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 11 26h1 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cw5m-47qq-278v.

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