CVE-2026-20938

highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.005 · 40 %ileDEEUNLRUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.47% (40th) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

91 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-26

Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedWindows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systemsmsrc_csaf
10.0.22631.6491:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5073455
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5073455
FixedWindows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systemsmsrc_csaf
10.0.22631.6491:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5073455
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5073455
FixedWindows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systemsmsrc_csaf
10.0.26100.7623:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5074109
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5074109
FixedWindows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systemsmsrc_csaf
10.0.26100.7623:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5074109
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5074109
FixedWindows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systemsmsrc_csaf
10.0.26200.7623:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5074109
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5074109
FixedWindows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systemsmsrc_csaf
10.0.26200.7623:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5074109
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5074109

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · NCSC-NL NL

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Microsoft Security Response Center US

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-822USCWE-822USCWE-822USCWE-822US

affected products (91)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Hitachi Storageall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:hitachi:storage:-
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:version_1607
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:version_1809
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:version_21h2
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:version_22h2
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_11:version_23h2
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_11:version_24h2
Microsoft Windows 11 Windows Terminalall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_11:windows_terminal
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server:2008_r2_sp1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server:2008_sp2
Microsoft Windows Server 2012all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2012_r2:-
Microsoft Windows Server 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-
Microsoft Windows Server 2019all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-
Microsoft Windows Server 2022all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:-
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23H2 Editionall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:23h2_edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2025all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:-
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H210.0.22631.0 → 10.0.22631.6491enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H210.0.26100.0 → 10.0.26100.7623enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H210.0.26200.0 → 10.0.26200.7623enisa_euvdEU

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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2026-0007Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Microsoft WindowsNL2026-01-13csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Microsoft heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Windows
WID-SEC-W-2026-0083Microsoft Windows : Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-01-13csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in verschiedenen Versionen von Microsoft Windows und Microsoft Windows Server ausnutzen,, um erweiterte Privilegien, einschließlich Benutzer- und Administratorrechten, zu erlangen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen und Daten zu manipulieren.
msrc_CVE-2026-20938Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2026-01-13csaf · msrc_csafUS
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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund ncsc_nl msrc_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2026-01-13modified 2026-07-30

references (3)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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