CVE-2026-20928 — Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607

CWE-212 — Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer3 documents3 sources
Severity
4.6MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 62.87%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
13
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21h2+10 more
Timeline
PublishedApr 14

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 0.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages13 packages

▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_201610.0.14393.0 — 10.0.14393.9060
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_201910.0.17763.0 — 10.0.17763.8644
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_202210.0.20348.0 — 10.0.20348.5020
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_202510.0.26100.0 — 10.0.26100.32690
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_10_version_160710.0.14393.0 — 10.0.14393.9060

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-wfg3-6grc-fqv3: Improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer in Windows Recovery Environment Agent allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a↗2026-04-14
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CVEList
Windows Recovery Environment Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability↗2026-04-14
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