Vulnerability · CVE-2026-20922
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.
Published Jan 13, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 30, 2026 · Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-20922. EPSS is 1.08%. Act only if a listed version of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- High7.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 1.08%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.22968
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
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- vendor Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.229686.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.22968
How to fix CVE-2026-20922
Upgrade
CVE-2026-20922 lists a fix boundary at 6.3.9600.22968. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.22968
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
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-2026-20922. EPSS is 1.08%. Act only if a listed version of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.22968 6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.22968. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.08%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Technology hubs
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jan 13, 2026 · EUVD
Detected
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.
Jul 30, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-20922
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-20922
30-day exploitation probability 1.08%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-2115
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- CVE.orgOct 29, 2026
- FIRST EPSSOct 29, 2026
- EUVDOct 29, 2026