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CVE-2026-70280

Incorrect authorization in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

MEDIUM 4.4EPSS 0.43%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.43%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Incorrect authorization in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

CVSS 3.1
4.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.43% probability · 37th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-863
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%14 October 2026: 0.38%26 October 2026: 0.43%14 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS moved from 0.4% on 14 October 2026 to 0.4% on 26 October 2026.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.