HIGH Published October 13, 2026

CVE-2026-83740

Use after free in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS base score

7.0 (v3.1)

Severity

HIGH

Attack vector

Local

Weakness

CWE-416

Last modified

October 29, 2026

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

microsoft windows 10 1809 microsoft windows 10 21h2 microsoft windows 10 22h2 microsoft windows 11 23h2 microsoft windows 11 24h2 microsoft windows 11 25h2 microsoft windows 11 26h1 microsoft windows 11 26h2 microsoft windows server 2019 microsoft windows server 2022

References

msrc.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory

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