Description
Improper access control in Windows Hyper-V allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Published: 2026-01-13
Score: 4.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Information Disclosure
Action: Patch Now
AI Analysis

Impact

Windows Hyper‑V includes an improper access control flaw that permits an attacker with local authorization to obtain sensitive data from the host. The vulnerability is classified as CWE‑284 and results in information disclosure rather than code execution or denial of service. The exposed data could include configuration details or other internal state that an attacker might use for further compromise.

Affected Systems

The flaw affects Microsoft Windows 10 versions 1809, 21H2, and 22H2; Windows 11 versions 22H3, 23H2, 24H2, and 25H2; Windows Server 2019; Windows Server 2022; Windows Server 2025 and their Server Core installations.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 4.4 indicates moderate severity, while the EPSS score of less than 1% signals a very low probability of exploitation. The vulnerability is not in the CISA KeV catalog. Exploitation requires local, authorized access to a host that has Hyper‑V enabled, making the attack vector local. An attacker would need to be authenticated with a user account on the system and then leverage the access control defect to read privileged information.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 16, 2026 at 08:34 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the Microsoft security update for CVE‑2026‑20825 as detailed in the MSRC update guide.
  • If Hyper‑V is not required on the host, disable the Hyper‑V role or feature to eliminate the attack surface.
  • Restrict Hyper‑V administrative permissions by ensuring only trusted users are members of Hyper‑V‑local administrators, thereby reducing the number of accounts that can exploit the flaw.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 16, 2026 at 08:34 UTC.

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History

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft windows 10 21h2
Microsoft windows 10 22h2
Microsoft windows 11 23h2
Microsoft windows 11 24h2
Microsoft windows 11 25h2
Microsoft windows Server 2022 23h2
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft windows 10 21h2
Microsoft windows 10 22h2
Microsoft windows 11 23h2
Microsoft windows 11 24h2
Microsoft windows 11 25h2
Microsoft windows Server 2022 23h2

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper access control in Windows Hyper-V allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Title Windows Hyper-V Information Disclosure Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows 10 1809
Microsoft windows 10 21h2
Microsoft windows 10 22h2
Microsoft windows 11 23h2
Microsoft windows 11 24h2
Microsoft windows 11 25h2
Microsoft windows Server 2019
Microsoft windows Server 2022
Microsoft windows Server 2025
Microsoft windows Server 23h2
Weaknesses CWE-284
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows 10 1809
Microsoft windows 10 21h2
Microsoft windows 10 22h2
Microsoft windows 11 23h2
Microsoft windows 11 24h2
Microsoft windows 11 25h2
Microsoft windows Server 2019
Microsoft windows Server 2022
Microsoft windows Server 2025
Microsoft windows Server 23h2
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}


Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 10 1809 Windows 10 21h2 Windows 10 21h2 Windows 10 22h2 Windows 10 22h2 Windows 11 23h2 Windows 11 23h2 Windows 11 24h2 Windows 11 24h2 Windows 11 25h2 Windows 11 25h2 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2022 23h2 Windows Server 2025 Windows Server 23h2
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-01T13:48:27.933Z

Reserved: 2025-12-03T05:54:20.374Z

Link: CVE-2026-20825

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Updated: 2026-01-13T19:38:05.890Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-01-13T18:16:09.990

Modified: 2026-01-15T13:18:07.167

Link: CVE-2026-20825

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-16T08:45:26Z

Weaknesses