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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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-12-04 | Published 2026-04-14 | Updated 2026-05-12 | Assigner microsoft




MEDIUM: 4.6CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Problem types

CWE-212: Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer

Product status

10.0.14393.0 (custom) before 10.0.14393.9060
affected

10.0.17763.0 (custom) before 10.0.17763.8644
affected

10.0.19044.0 (custom) before 10.0.19044.7184
affected

10.0.19045.0 (custom) before 10.0.19045.7184
affected

10.0.22631.0 (custom) before 10.0.22631.6936
affected

10.0.22631.0 (custom) before 10.0.22631.6936
affected

10.0.26100.0 (custom) before 10.0.26100.8246
affected

10.0.26200.0 (custom) before 10.0.26200.8246
affected

10.0.28000.0 (custom) before 10.0.28000.1836
affected

10.0.14393.0 (custom) before 10.0.14393.9060
affected

10.0.14393.0 (custom) before 10.0.14393.9060
affected

10.0.17763.0 (custom) before 10.0.17763.8644
affected

10.0.17763.0 (custom) before 10.0.17763.8644
affected

10.0.20348.0 (custom) before 10.0.20348.5020
affected

10.0.25398.0 (custom) before 10.0.25398.2274
affected

10.0.26100.0 (custom) before 10.0.26100.32690
affected

10.0.26100.0 (custom) before 10.0.26100.32690
affected

References

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20928 (Windows Recovery Environment Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability) vendor-advisory patch

cve.org (CVE-2026-20928)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-20928)

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