Overview
On April 15, NSFOCUS CERT detected that Microsoft released the April Security Update patch, fixing 165 security issues involving Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft .NET Framework, Widely used products such as Azure, including high-risk vulnerability types such as privilege escalation and remote code execution.
Among the vulnerabilities fixed by Microsoft’s monthly update this month, there are 8 critical vulnerabilities, 154 important vulnerabilities, 2 moderate vulnerabilities, and 1 low-risk (Low) vulnerability. These include 1 vulnerability that has been detected for wild exploitation:
Microsoft SharePoint Server Spoofing Vulnerability (CVE-2026-32201)
Please update the patch as soon as possible for protection. For a complete list of vulnerabilities, please refer to the appendix.
Reference link: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/releaseNote/2026-Apr
Key Vulnerabilities
Based on the product popularity and vulnerability importance, this update contains vulnerabilities with greater impact. Relevant users are requested to pay special attention:
Microsoft SharePoint Server Spoofing Vulnerability (CVE-2026-32201):
There is a spoofing vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server. Due to improper input validation of SharePoint Server, unauthenticated attackers can conduct spoofing attacks through the network to view some sensitive information and tamper with publicly available information. The vulnerability is exploited in the wild and has a CVSS score of 9.0.
Official announcement link: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32201
Windows Kerberos Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2026-27912):
There is a privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows Kerberos. Due to improper authorization during the verification process of the Kerberos service ticket request, an authenticated attacker can bypass security checks by manipulating the Kerberos ticket field and elevate privileges on adjacent networks, possibly gaining domain administrator privileges. CVSS score 8.0.
Official announcement link: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-27912
Remote Desktop Client remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2026-32157):
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Remote Desktop Client. Due to the Use After Free problem when processing RDP connection parameters, an unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code on the client host by tricking users into connecting to a malicious RDP server. CVSS score 8.8.
Official announcement link: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32157
Windows TCP/IP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2026-33827):
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Windows TCP/IP. Due to improper synchronization mechanism when using shared resources in Windows TCP/IP, an unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability over the network to execute arbitrary code. CVSS score 8.1.
Official announcement link: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33827
Windows Shell Security Function Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2026-32225):
There is a security feature bypass vulnerability in Windows Shell. Due to the failure of the protection mechanism in Windows Shell, an unauthenticated attacker can bypass SmartScreen security protection by tricking the victim into opening a specially crafted .lnk file, resulting in unauthorized operation or access. CVSS score 8.8.
Official announcement link: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32225
Windows Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Service Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2026-33824):
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Windows Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Service Extensions, which allows an unauthenticated attacker to send specially crafted packets to IKEv2 enabled Windows systems due to a Double Free issue in the Windows IKE extension. Thereby enabling remote code execution. CVSS score 9.8.
Official announcement link: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33824
Microsoft Defender Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2026-33825):
There is a privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Defender. Due to insufficient access control granularity in Microsoft Defender, an authenticated local attacker can elevate privileges to SYSTEM. CVSS score 7.8.
Official announcement link: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33825
Windows Active Directory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2026-33826):
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Windows Active Directory. Due to improper input validation in Windows Active Directory, an authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted RPC call to the RPC host through an adjacent network to achieve remote code execution. CVSS score 8.0.
Official announcement link: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33826
Scope of Impact
The following are the affected product versions of some key vulnerabilities. For the scope of products affected by other vulnerabilities, please refer to the official announcement link.
Affected product versions
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2025
Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2022
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2016
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
Windows Server 2025
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM systems
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2022 Remote Desktop client for Windows Desktop
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2019
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
Windows App Client for Windows Desktop
Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2022
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) Windows Server 2019
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2016
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server 2025
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM systems
Windows Server 2016
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server 2025
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM systems
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2022
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) Windows Server 2019
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2025
Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2022
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2019
Mitigation
At present, Microsoft has officially released security patches to fix the above vulnerabilities for supported product versions. It is strongly recommended that affected users install patches as soon as possible for protection. The official download link: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/releaseNote/2026-Apr
Note: Patch updates for Windows Update may fail due to network problems, computer environment problems, etc. After installing the patch, users should check whether the patch has been successfully updated in time.
Right-click the Windows icon, select “Settings (N)”, select “Update and Security”-“Windows Update”, view the prompt information on this page, or click “View Update History” to view the historical update status.
For updates that have not been successfully installed, you can click the update name to jump to the Microsoft official download page. It is recommended that users click the link on this page and go to the “Microsoft Update Catalog” website to download the independent program package and install it.
Appendix: Vulnerability List
CVE No.
Vulnerability Title
Severity
.NET 9.0 installed on Windows,
.NET 10.0 installed on Mac OS,
.NET 9.0 installed on Linux,
.NET,Microsoft Visual Studio,
.NET 10.0 installed on Windows,
.NET 8.0 installed on Windows,
.NET 8.0 installed on Mac OS,
.NET 10.0 installed on Linux,
.NET 8.0 installed on Linux
.NET 9.0 installed on Windows,
Microsoft .NET Framework,
.NET 10.0 installed on Mac OS,
.NET 9.0 installed on Linux,
.NET,.NET 8.0 installed on Windows,
.NET 8.0 installed on Mac OS,
.NET 10.0 installed on Linux,
.NET 8.0 installed on Linux
.NET 9.0 installed on Windows,
.NET 10.0 installed on Mac OS,
.NET 9.0 installed on Linux,
.NET 10.0 installed on Windows,
.NET 8.0 installed on Windows,
.NET 8.0 installed on Mac OS,
.NET 10.0 installed on Linux,
.NET 8.0 installed on Linux
.NET 9.0 installed on Windows,
.NET 10.0 installed on Mac OS,
.NET 9.0 installed on Linux,
Microsoft Visual Studio,
.NET 10.0 installed on Windows,
.NET 8.0 installed on Windows,
.NET 8.0 installed on Mac OS,
.NET 10.0 installed on Linux,
.NET 8.0 installed on Linux
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