CVE•Published 2026-01-13•Modified 2026-05-26•1 article on news•7 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-20931Microsoft · Windows_10_1607
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.0
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
74
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 26% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
External control of file name or path in Windows Telephony Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over an adjacent network.
Timeline
Published 2026-01-13
Modified 2026-05-26
External references
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Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-20931Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · OS
os:"Windows 10 1607"Hosts Shodan identified as running Windows 10 1607.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-20931Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-20931Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-20931Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-20931GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-20931" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.