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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-20849

Reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Published Jan 13, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 30, 2026 · Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2

Last checked Nov 1, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-20849. EPSS is 1.01%. Act only if a listed version of Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.01%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 10.0.19045.0 <10.0.19045.6809

Reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 10.0.19045.0 <10.0.19045.680910.0.19045.0 <10.0.19045.6809

How to fix CVE-2026-20849

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-20849. EPSS is 1.01%. Act only if a listed version of Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 10.0.19045.0 <10.0.19045.6809 10.0.19045.0 <10.0.19045.6809. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.01%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Windows security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 13, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    Reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

  2. Jul 30, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    Reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-20849

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-20849

    30-day exploitation probability 1.01%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-2160

    Reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 1, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 1, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 29, 2026
  • EUVDOct 29, 2026