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High MSRC-CVE-2026-23670 1 CVE

Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Published Apr 14, 2026 · Updated Apr 14, 2026

Summary

Impact: Security Feature Bypass. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Required.

Details

What kind of security feature could be bypassed by successfully exploiting this vulnerability?
An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could bypass the Virtualization‑Based Security (VBS) feature, specifically the Virtual Secure Mode (VSM) isolation between Virtual Trust Level 0 (VTL0) and Virtual Trust Level 1 (VTL1). This could allow a compromised Windows kernel to modify memory belonging to the secure kernel, breaking the intended isolation guarantees provided by VBS.

According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability?
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to take additional actions prior to exploitation to prepare the target environment.

Security updates
10.0.28000.1836 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5083768
10.0.17763.8644 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5082123
10.0.20348.5020 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5082142
10.0.19044.7184 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5082200
10.0.26100.32690 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5082063
10.0.26200.8246 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5083769
10.0.22631.6936 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5082052
10.0.25398.2274 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5082060
10.0.14393.9060 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5082198

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