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CVE-2026-72980

Windows Hello Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 47th percentile. Fixed versions are out.

CVSS 3.14.4MediumEPSS percentile47th0.6% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix5 products9 fixed builds listed below

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

NVD CVE.org

What to do

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  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607Affected: ≥ 10.0.14393.0, < 10.0.14393.9512Upgrade to: 10.0.14393.9512Affected: ≥ 10.0.17763.0, < 10.0.17763.9245Upgrade to: 10.0.17763.9245Affected: ≥ 10.0.19044.0, < 10.0.19044.7725Upgrade to: 10.0.19044.7725Affected: ≥ 10.0.19045.0, < 10.0.19045.7725Upgrade to: 10.0.19045.7725Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2Affected: ≥ 10.0.22631.0, < 10.0.22631.7582Upgrade to: 10.0.22631.7582Affected: ≥ 10.0.26100.0, < 10.0.26100.9445Upgrade to: 10.0.26100.9445Affected: ≥ 10.0.26200.0, < 10.0.26200.9445Upgrade to: 10.0.26200.9445Affected: ≥ 10.0.28000.0, < 10.0.28000.2954Upgrade to: 10.0.28000.2954Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016Affected: ≥ 10.0.14393.0, < 10.0.14393.9512Upgrade to: 10.0.14393.9512Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019Affected: ≥ 10.0.17763.0, < 10.0.17763.9245Upgrade to: 10.0.17763.9245Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022Affected: ≥ 10.0.20348.0, < 10.0.20348.5622Upgrade to: 10.0.20348.5622Stated by: CVE record

Versions as the sources state them. 1 more product has version data. Full version matrix after sign-in

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What it is

From the CVE record

Uncontrolled search path element in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS47th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 47th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

8 events over 9 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Patch availablerecord updated
  2. OpenVAS check addedrecord updated
  3. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped, record updated

Affected products

And 22 more affected products. See all after sign-in

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

Open in the CVSS calculator

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Scored 4.4 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required HighRequires admin or elevated privileges
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
  • Availability NoneNo availability impact

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

In the news

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