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CVE-2026-20926 is a Windows SMB Server Elevation of Privilege vulnerability addressed in Microsoft's January 2026 security update. Discussions on WindowsForum.com focus on understanding the patch guidance, the vendor confidence metric used in Microsoft's advisory, and the technical details released. SMB is Windows' core file-and-printer sharing and IPC protocol, and this vulnerability involves authentication tokens. Users share insights on applying the fix and assessing the risk to enterprise environments.
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    Understanding Microsoft CVE-2026-20926: SMB Server Elevation of Privilege and Patch Guidance

    Microsoft’s January 2026 security roll-up includes a set of Server Message Block (SMB) fixes that list CVE-2026-20926 as a Windows SMB Server — Elevation of Privilege entry; Microsoft’s advisory uses a vendor confidence metric to describe how certain the company is about the issue and how much...
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