CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-72994

7.8 HIGH Published 2026-09-08 Modified 2026-09-11 Official page ↗
Status
Analyzed
Published
2026-09-08
Last modified
2026-09-11
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-122, CWE-20

Description

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

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 10 1607 (< 10.0.14393.9512) • microsoft windows 10 1809 (< 10.0.17763.9245) • microsoft windows 10 21h2 (< 10.0.19044.7725) • microsoft windows 10 22h2 (< 10.0.19045.7725) • microsoft windows 11 23h2 (< 10.0.22631.7582) • microsoft windows 11 24h2 (< 10.0.26100.9445) • microsoft windows 11 25h2 (< 10.0.26200.9445) • microsoft windows 11 26h1 (< 10.0.28000.2954) • microsoft windows server 2016 (< 10.0.14393.9512) • microsoft windows server 2019 (< 10.0.17763.9245) • microsoft windows server 2022 (< 10.0.20348.5622) • microsoft windows server 2025 (< 10.0.26100.33438)

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness

References