CVE-2026-69864
HighCVSS 7.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk16th percentile - higher than 16% of all known CVEs
Summary
A use-after-free vulnerability in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could gain elevated privileges, potentially leading to compromise of system integrity and user data.
Recommendation
Install security updates and restrict access to Windows Hello features to trusted users.
Other vulnerabilities in Windows Hello
See all- CVE-2026-81354High
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-72980Medium
An uncontrolled search path element in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- CVE-2026-69820High
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-69799High
A race condition in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-69784High
Use after free in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-69740High
Use after free in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-69725High
Double free in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-69710High
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-61928Medium
Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
- CVE-2026-20852High
An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in Windows Hello allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
Original NVD description (English source)
Use after free in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS