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Windows Biometric Service CVE-2026-70581

| EUVDEUVD-2026-73653 HIGH
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2026-09-08 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-vfcr-vh9f-37c3
7.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY
7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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7.8 HIGH

Local authenticated user (PR:L) can trigger the integer overflow in a SYSTEM service with no interaction required, yielding full privilege escalation.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Sep 09, 2026 - 05:08 vuln.today
Patch available
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:35 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:20 nvd
HIGH 7.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows Biometric Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

AnalysisAI

Privilege escalation in the Windows Biometric Service (WBioSrvc) allows a locally authenticated attacker to elevate from standard user to SYSTEM-level privileges via an integer overflow or wraparound condition. The flaw spans a wide range of Windows 10, 11, and Server editions (1607 through 25H2/Server 2025), making it applicable across the majority of actively managed Windows fleets. …

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Exploitation Requires an existing local user session on the target Windows system - a standard (non-administrative) account is sufficient, consistent with the CVSS PR:L rating. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H reflects a low-complexity local escalation achievable by any standard user account - no administrator rights or special privileges are required to trigger the flaw. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation Apply the Microsoft cumulative update that brings the Windows build to or above the patched threshold for the installed OS version (e.g., 10.0.14393.9512 for Windows 10 1607/Server 2016, 10.0.19045.7725 for Windows 10 22H2, 10.0.26100.9445 for Windows 11 24H2 - see the full version matrix in the affected_products field). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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