CVE-2026-32223 — Windows USB Printing Stack (usbprint.sys) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows USB Print Driver allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges with a physical attack.

Overview

6.8

CVSS MEDIUM

Important

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Less Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Elevation of Privilege

Released Apr 14 2026

Last Updated Apr 14 2026

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.00511 — 0.39407 percentile

NVD CVSS 6.8 MEDIUM — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

ATTACK VECTOR

Physical

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

Low

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

None

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Unchanged

CONFIDENTIALITY

High

INTEGRITY

High

AVAILABILITY

High

EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY

Unproven

REMEDIATION LEVEL

Official Fix

REPORT CONFIDENCE

Confirmed

Temporal Score: 5.9

EPSS Score

0.00511

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.39407 percentile - updated 2026-06-21

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Affected Products

8 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`5083769 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems	`5083769 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`5083769 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems	`5083769 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems	`5083768 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems	`5083768 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2025	`5082063 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)	`5082063 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes

Patches

3 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`5083769`	Security Update	Yes
`5083768`	Security Update	Yes
`5082063`	Security Update	Yes

Known Exploits

No known exploits have been linked for this CVE yet. When available, exploit references will be sourced from public repositories and may be unverified, incomplete, or non-functional. Always review code carefully before use in any environment.

Acknowledgments

Jongseong Kim (nevul37) working with ENKI Whitehat, hao huang, Thanatos Tian & @2st__ with Diffract & Zhiniang Peng with HUST, Dongjun Kim (smiljun), working with ENKI WhiteHat, Donghyeon Oh, Jonghoi Kim

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD