CVE-2026-20928

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 36.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

4.6 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-26.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-04-14 16:57Z6 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-10-15 15:53Z14 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2025-12-04

Assigning CNA

microsoft

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.6)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-212Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or TransferBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

1331f8adbb7aac8d3fdad0c42d1ce56f8aff53ca98c54dd441347dfb8463a7ab

• msrc.microsoft.comWindows Recovery Environment Security Feature Bypass Vulnerabilityhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20928vendor-advisorypatch