Security Bypass in Windows Remote Assistance via Protection Failure

Publication date: 2026-01-13

Last updated on: 2026-01-13

Assigner: Microsoft Corporation

Description

Protection mechanism failure in Windows Remote Assistance allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-01-13

Last Modified

2026-01-13

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-01-14

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-20824

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
microsoft	windows_remote_assistance	*

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-693	The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a protection mechanism failure in Windows Remote Assistance that allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally. [1]

Impact Analysis

An unauthorized attacker can locally bypass a security feature in Windows Remote Assistance, potentially compromising the security of the affected system. [1]

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