- Medium 5.5
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
CVE-2026-20805
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Desktop Windows Manager allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Scores
The facts
- Published
- 13 January 2026
- Last changed
- 30 July 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Severity
- Medium, CVSS 5.5 out of 10 (version 3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- Affects
- microsoft windows 10 1607
- microsoft windows 10 1809
- microsoft windows 10 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 23h2
- Known exploited
- Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 13 January 2026.
- EPSS
- 7.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days (percentile 94).
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