PT-2026-32718 · Microsoft · Windows Recovery Environment Agent+1

Maxim Suhanov · CVE-2026-20928 · Published 2026-04-14 · Updated 2026-04-15

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Recovery Environment Agent (affected versions not specified)

Description Improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer in the Windows Recovery Environment Agent allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature through a physical attack.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-212

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-05678

CVE-2026-20928

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Recovery Environment Agent

References · 7

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20928 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-20928 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2026-05678 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2026-20928 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20928 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/infoflowcloud/status/2044360550734254441 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2044358629638238370 · Twitter Post