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CVE-2026-20941

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-59 Link Following
Publication date:
13/01/2026
Last modified:
16/01/2026

Description

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Host Process for Windows Tasks allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.80 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* 10.0.26100.7623 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* 10.0.26100.7623 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* 10.0.26200.7623 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* 10.0.26200.7623 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 10.0.26100.32230 (excluding)

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