Exploitation Summary
CVE-2026-32202 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added April 28, 2026. EIP tracks 8 public exploits from researchers including nu11secur1ty, asdrf5gh67j8ki, k1tf0x.
AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided code is a functional Python script that generates a malicious .lnk file exploiting CVE-2026-32202. This vulnerability allows an attacker to capture NTLMv2 hashes by crafting a shortcut file with a UNC path pointing to an attacker-controlled SMB server, triggering authentication when the folder is viewed.
Description
Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
Exploits (8)
The provided code is a functional Python script that generates a malicious .lnk file exploiting CVE-2026-32202. This vulnerability allows an attacker to capture NTLMv2 hashes by crafting a shortcut file with a UNC path pointing to an attacker-controlled SMB server, triggering authentication when the folder is viewed.
This PoC generates a malicious .lnk file that exploits CVE-2026-32202, a zero-click forced authentication vulnerability in Windows Explorer. The crafted .lnk file triggers an SMB connection to an attacker-controlled UNC path during icon rendering, leaking Net-NTLMv2 credentials without user interaction.
This PoC generates a malicious .lnk file that exploits CVE-2026-32202, a zero-click forced authentication vulnerability in Windows Explorer. The crafted .lnk file triggers an outbound SMB connection to an attacker-controlled UNC path during icon rendering, leaking Net-NTLMv2 credentials without user interaction.
This PoC generates a malicious .lnk file that exploits a zero-click forced authentication vulnerability in Windows Explorer. When the .lnk file's icon is rendered, it triggers an SMB connection to an attacker-controlled UNC path, leaking Net-NTLMv2 credentials due to incomplete trust verification in `CControlPanelFolder::GetUIObjectOf`.
This repository contains a functional exploit PoC for CVE-2026-32202, which leverages a crafted .lnk file to trigger a zero-click forced authentication attack. The exploit abuses the Control Panel folder's icon rendering mechanism to coerce a victim into an outbound SMB connection, leaking Net-NTLMv2 credentials.
This repository contains a functional exploit PoC for CVE-2026-32202, which leverages a .lnk file to trigger an outbound SMB connection to an attacker-controlled server, leaking the victim's Net-NTLMv2 hash. The exploit constructs a malicious .lnk file with a crafted IDList that includes a UNC path to a .cpl file, causing Windows Explorer to attempt to resolve the icon and initiate the SMB connection.
This repository contains a functional Python script that generates a malicious LNK file exploiting CVE-2026-32202. The exploit leverages a crafted _IDCONTROLW structure to trigger an outbound SMB connection when the LNK file is processed by Windows Explorer.
The repository claims to exploit CVE-2026-32202 via crafted LNK files for NTLMv2 hash coercion but lacks actual exploit code, instead redirecting to an external download link (tinyurl.com). The README is detailed but serves as a lure rather than providing functional PoC code.
References (4)
Scores
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N