CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-72980

MediumCVSS 4.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.31%

24th percentile - higher than 24% of all known CVEs

Summary

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

Risk Assessment

An attacker with local access could bypass biometric or login security, potentially leading to unauthorized system access.

Recommendation

Apply the latest Windows security updates to remediate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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

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