CVE detail
CVE-2026-20833
Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
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Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 10.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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Samba 4.24.0 arrived carrying a set of Kerberos security changes aimed at Active Directory deployments. The release fixes a vulnerability, extends audit coverage for sensitive AD attributes, and introduces configuration options to counter two related Kerberos impersonation techniques. A CVE drives the encryption default change The most directly security-relevant change in 4.24.0 is a shift in default encryption types for Kerberos. The kdc default domain supported enctypes parameter now defaults to AES-128 and AES-256 (specifically … More →
newswww.helpnetsecurity.comMar 19, 2026, 8:13 AM- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20833msrc.microsoft.com
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Vendor Advisorymsrc.microsoft.comJan 13, 2026, 6:16 PM
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