CVE-2026-20852

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CVSS 3.1

7.7 high

EPSS

<1%p41

Published

Jan 13, 2026 (Jan 13, 2026)

Modified

Jul 30, 2026

Description

Incorrect privilege assignment in Windows Hello allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering locally.

Vendors: microsoft
Products: windows 10 1607, windows 10 1809, windows 10 21h2, windows 10 22h2, windows 11 23h2, windows 11 24h2, windows 11 25h2, windows server 2016, windows server 2019, windows server 2022, windows server 2022 23h2, windows server 2025
Weakness: CWE-266
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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