CVE-2026-20862
Windows Management Services Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Management Services allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Management Services Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Management Services allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-20862- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-2147
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Management Services allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-2147- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x3qx-wvx5-m7m9
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Management Services allows...
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Management Services allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- Record
GHSA-x3qx-wvx5-m7m9- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Management Services allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-20862- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 23h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 24h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 25h2
- microsoft windows server 2019
- microsoft windows server 2019 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2022
- microsoft windows server 2022, 23h2 edition (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2025
- microsoft windows server 2025 (server core installation)
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-20862 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809, published January 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.64%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.