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CVE-2026-69799 Windows Hello Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

A race condition in Windows Hello may allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows Hello
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-69799
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 11:53 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-69799 Windows Hello Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 8 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC

A race condition in Windows Hello may allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Hello

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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  "source_id": "official-microsoft-security-updates",
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