VulnerabilityUndergoing Analysis
CVE-2026-72980
Uncontrolled search path element in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
MEDIUM 4.4EPSS 0.31%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Uncontrolled search path element 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
- 0.31% probability · 23th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-427
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.