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CVE Number Vulnerability Product Severity Date
CVE-2026-20876 Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Windows 11, Windows Server Critical 29-01-2026

Technical Information

An authenticated attacker could exploit a heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave to elevate privileges to Virtual Trust Level 2 (VTL2).

Patch release date: Jan 13, 2026
Further information on this vulnerability is available at : CVE-2026-20876

Affected Software

Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation),
Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems,
Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems,
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems,
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems,
Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation),
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems,
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems,
Windows Server 2025