Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Hyper-V access control
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Windows. This affects an unknown part of the component Hyper-V. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-20825. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Hyper-V. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
Improper access control in Windows Hyper-V allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
The weakness was published 01/13/2026 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-20825. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/16/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Vendor
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Version
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
- Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB Vector: 🔒VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4
VulDB Base Score: 2.3
VulDB Temp Score: 2.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 4.4
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔒
CNA Base Score: 4.4
CNA Vector (Microsoft): 🔒
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Unproven
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
Reaction Time: 🔒
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Timeline
01/13/2026 VulDB entry created01/13/2026 Advisory disclosed
01/13/2026 Countermeasure disclosed
01/16/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-20825 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-20825
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-340760
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 01/13/2026 19:20Updated: 01/16/2026 10:35
Changes: 01/13/2026 19:20 (35), 01/13/2026 19:24 (34), 01/16/2026 10:35 (12)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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