Findings

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…

Published Apr 14, 2026 · updated Oct 14, 2026 · microsoft windows 10 1607

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.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Affected

  • cpe microsoft/windows 10 1607version unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/windows 10 1809version unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/windows 10 21h2version unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/windows 10 22h2version unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgCVE-2026-20928

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2026-20928

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-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.

    nvd.nist.gov

References