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CVE-2026-20876.

Source-reported disclosure and enrichment record.

SEVERITY / CVSSMEDIUM / 6.7No severity score in this snapshot.
EXPLOITATION STATUSNot listed in the cached KEV catalogThis does not establish absence of exploitation.
RECORD STATUSMicrosoft vendor recordModified Jan 13, 2026

Disclosure summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Source-reported weakness categories

CWE-122

Source-specific records & product guidance

Sources retain their own attribution and scoring. Follow the original record to confirm affected versions, fixed releases, and configuration conditions.

Microsoft Security Updates (CVRF) · 2026-Jan

Open original source · Updated Jan 13, 2026

Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Maximum of vendor-reported product scores; products and fixed builds are associations, not a universal affected-version statement.

Microsoft maximum product score: 6.7

VendorProduct / associationVersion / bounds
Microsoft update guideWindows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) (MSRC status code 3)
Microsoft update guideWindows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems (MSRC status code 3)
Microsoft update guideWindows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems (MSRC status code 3)
Microsoft update guideWindows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems (MSRC status code 3)
Microsoft update guideWindows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems (MSRC status code 3)
Microsoft update guideWindows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) (MSRC status code 3)
Microsoft update guideWindows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems (MSRC status code 3)
Microsoft update guideWindows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems (MSRC status code 3)
Microsoft update guideWindows Server 2025 (MSRC status code 3)

Vendor remediation references

Original records & references

PUBLISHED 2026-01-13T03:00:00-05:00
MODIFIED 2026-01-13T03:00:00-05:00
INGESTED 2026-10-08T12:45:22-04:00