Patch tracker / CVE reference / CVE-2026-20825
CVE-2026-20825
Updated July 21, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.
Critical severity Microsoft vulnerability, CVSS 9.8. Fixed by 7 Microsoft security updates.
All about CVE-2026-20825: the Senserva AI read, whether it is exploited, the official patches, its change history, and the questions admins ask.
CVE-2026-20825 is a critical severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Its EPSS score puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 73%. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 7 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.
Risk summary
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Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2026-20825
Windows Hyper-V has a Critical information disclosure vulnerability, CVSS 9.8, affecting Windows 10 Version 1809 x64 and Windows Server 2019 (including Server Core). A hypervisor-level information leak can expose data across guest VM boundaries on a shared host, and a 73 percent EPSS score means this is a realistic target, not a theoretical one.
Do this: Patch Hyper-V hosts running Windows 10 1809 or Windows Server 2019, prioritizing multi-tenant hosts.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2026-20825
Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.
Full tracking and change history for CVE-2026-20825
Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.
Exploitation and severity
Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 73%. CVSS 9.8 (Critical).
This CVE is among the top 25% of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.
Official patch(es) for CVE-2026-20825
High priority: EPSS puts the odds of near-term exploitation high. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5073379, KB5073450, KB5073455, KB5073457, KB5073723, KB5073724, KB5074109 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.
Apply the Microsoft security updates below to fix CVE-2026-20825. Each KB page carries the Microsoft Update Catalog download, Microsoft's known issues for the update, a copy-paste PowerShell check for whether it is installed, and the Senserva AI read.
Affected products
Common questions about CVE-2026-20825
Is CVE-2026-20825 actively exploited?
It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 73%.
What patch fixes CVE-2026-20825?
Microsoft fixed CVE-2026-20825 in KB5073379, KB5073450, KB5073455, KB5073457, KB5073723, KB5073724, KB5074109. Download from the Microsoft Update Catalog, or let Intune, Windows Update, or WSUS deliver it.
Which products are affected by CVE-2026-20825?
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems.
Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2026-20825?
Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2026-20825's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS exploit probability, CISA KEV status, and the fixing KB. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot for a triage plan; the data is refreshed three times a day (5 AM, 12:30 PM, and 7 PM US Central).
Fixed by the same updates
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Authoritative references
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