CVE-2026-69864 – Windows Hello Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVSS 7.8
IMPORTANT
Critical - Same Day Deployment
“A successful attack could turn limited local access into powerful system privileges, putting sensitive Windows resources at risk.”
CVE-2026-69864 is a critical elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Windows Hello caused by a use-after-free weakness (CWE-416). An authorized local attacker with low privileges could exploit a race condition to elevate privileges to Virtual Trust Level 1 (VTL1). Exploitation requires high attack complexity but does not require user interaction. The vulnerability is not publicly disclosed and is not currently reported as exploited.
Key Details
- Attack Vector
- Local
- Attack Complexity
- High
- Privileges Required
- Low
- User Interaction
- None
- CWE Classification
- CWE-416
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