Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-20928

Title: Security Feature Bypass via Information Removal Issue

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2026-20928.

CWE Category CWE-212

Published Date Apr 14, 2026

Modified Date Apr 24, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 4.6 CVSS v3.1

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

0.43%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-20928: 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.

Impacted Vendors

microsoft 13

Reference Links

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20928

CVSS v3.1

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

4.6

Attack Vector

PHYSICAL

Complexity

LOW

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

NONE

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

UNCHANGED

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

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2026-20928 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

April 24, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 24, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 17, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 14, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector PHYSICAL

Complexity LOW

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


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

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.