CVE-2026-20928

medium Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
4.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
EPSS Score
0.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 64% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Published: April 14, 2026 (29 days ago)
Last Modified: April 24, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: MITRE

Description

Improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer in Windows Recovery Environment Agent allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature with a physical attack.

CWE

CWE-212

Affected Products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1Microsoft Windows Server 2016

References

🔗 msrc.microsoft.com