🛡️ CVE-2026-20928 — windows-10-1607
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.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with physical access to the device, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.
Weakness class
CVE-2026-20928 is classified as CWE-212: Improper Removal of Sensitive Information. Data is passed on without stripping sensitive fields that the recipient should not receive.
Affected software
CVE-2026-20928 is recorded against 13 packages.
- windows-10-1607 (fixed in 10.0.14393.9060)
- windows-10-1809 (fixed in 10.0.17763.8644)
- windows-10-21h2 (fixed in 10.0.19044.7184)
- windows-10-22h2 (fixed in 10.0.19045.7184)
- windows-11-23h2 (fixed in 10.0.22631.6936)
- windows-11-24h2 (fixed in 10.0.26100.8246)
- windows-11-25h2 (fixed in 10.0.26200.8246)
- windows-11-26h1 (fixed in 10.0.28000.1836)
- windows-server-2016 (fixed in 10.0.14393.9060)
- windows-server-2019 (fixed in 10.0.17763.8644)
- windows-server-2022 (fixed in 10.0.20348.5020)
- windows-server-2022-23h2 (fixed in 10.0.25398.2274)
- windows-server-2025 (fixed in 10.0.26100.32690)
Timeline and source
Published on 14 April 2026 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.
References
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| windows-10-1607 | — | 10.0.14393.9060 |
| windows-10-1809 | — | 10.0.17763.8644 |
| windows-10-21h2 | — | 10.0.19044.7184 |
| windows-10-22h2 | — | 10.0.19045.7184 |
| windows-11-23h2 | — | 10.0.22631.6936 |
| windows-11-24h2 | — | 10.0.26100.8246 |
| windows-11-25h2 | — | 10.0.26200.8246 |
| windows-11-26h1 | — | 10.0.28000.1836 |
| windows-server-2016 | — | 10.0.14393.9060 |
| windows-server-2019 | — | 10.0.17763.8644 |
| windows-server-2022 | — | 10.0.20348.5020 |
| windows-server-2022-23h2 | — | 10.0.25398.2274 |
| windows-server-2025 | — | 10.0.26100.32690 |
References
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