CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-69799

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.20%

9th percentile - higher than 9% of all known CVEs

Summary

A race condition in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Risk Assessment

A local attacker could exploit the race condition to gain higher privileges, potentially compromising system security.

Recommendation

Install the latest security updates for Windows.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS