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Source: Microsoft · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2026-69820Unknown / EvaluatingCritical (raw)CVSS 8.2

Windows Hello Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published: 08 Sept 2026•Last updated: 08 Sept 2026, 12:30 PM IST•Source identifier: Unknown
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 3 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
8.2Critical (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Metric sourceMicrosoft MSRC CVRF
EPSS probability
0.3%0.003
Percentile27th
Weakness type
—
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
KB5122878, KB5124008, KB5122880, KB5124012

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

SOC priority

Review

Actively exploited

No

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: No confirmed exploitation signal in current enrichment

Affected Products & Remediation

14 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
Recorded patch / KBKB5122878, KB5124008, KB5122880, KB5124012

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

  • Microsoft MSRC: Install the security update KB5122878 listed by MSRC
  • Microsoft MSRC: Install the security update KB5124008 listed by MSRC
  • Microsoft MSRC: Install the security update KB5122880 listed by MSRC
  • Microsoft MSRC: Install the security update KB5124012 listed by MSRC

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
No
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched microsoft-enterprise (Affected product: Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems, Vendor: Microsoft)

Exposure

  1. Identify affected Microsoft products and compare local builds with the MSRC advisory.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · The MSRC product/build mapping establishes applicability. · Rule microsoft-enterprise

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review the advisory's documented behavior on matching hosts before selecting a hunt.Telemetry: DeviceProcessEvents · Product family alone does not justify a CVE-specific detection. · Rule microsoft-enterprise

Response

  1. Confirm the source-stated KB or mitigation on matching assets.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A post-update inventory check verifies remediation. · Rule microsoft-enterprise

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
Unknown
Record status · verification
UPDATED · Unknown
CPE
Unknown

Evidence & Provenance

1 public source
api.msrc.microsoft.comSource record
Detection Hunting Query

— No published hunting query names this record. Browse community and library queries instead.

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Correlated briefings

Microsoft Security Update Guide · Limited verificationSeptember 2026 Security UpdatesPublished 08 Sept 2026
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