CVE-2026-20938

🔴 HIGH

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

Published
Jan 13, 2026
Last Modified
Jan 16, 2026
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Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected Products (6)

microsoft - windows_11_23h2

Version: *

microsoft - windows_11_23h2

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microsoft - windows_11_24h2

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microsoft - windows_11_24h2

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microsoft - windows_11_25h2

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microsoft - windows_11_25h2

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CVSS Scores

CVSS 3.1 7.8
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 2.0 7.8

Additional Information

Source
secure@microsoft.com
State
Analyzed

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