Description

Generation of error message containing sensitive information in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

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References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20838

Vendor Advisory

Weaknesses

[email protected]

Primary
CWE-209

CVSS impact metrics

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

5.5 · Medium

Information

Source identifier

[email protected]

Vulnerability status

Analyzed

Published

2026-01-13T18:16:12.153Z

47 hours ago

Last modified

2026-01-15T15:15:51.933Z

2 hours ago