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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 8, 2026· Updated Sep 10, 2026

CVE-2026-72990

CVE-2026-72990

Description

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

Affected products

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  • Microsoft/Windows 10 16078 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*+ 7 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*range: <10.0.14393.9512
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*range: <10.0.14393.9512
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*range: <10.0.19044.7725
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*range: <10.0.19044.7725
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*range: <10.0.19044.7725
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*range: <10.0.19045.7725
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*range: <10.0.19045.7725
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*range: <10.0.19045.7725
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 18092 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*range: <10.0.17763.9245
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*range: <10.0.17763.9245
  • Microsoft/Windows 11 23h22 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*range: <10.0.22631.7582
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*range: <10.0.22631.7582
  • Microsoft/Windows 11 24h22 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*range: <10.0.26100.9445
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*range: <10.0.26100.9445
  • Microsoft/Windows 11 25h22 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*range: <10.0.26200.9445
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*range: <10.0.26200.9445
  • Microsoft/Windows 11 26h12 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*range: <10.0.28000.2954
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*range: <10.0.28000.2954
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2016
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <10.0.14393.9512
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2019
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <10.0.17763.9245
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2003
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <10.0.20348.5622
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2025
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <10.0.26100.33438
  • Microsoft/Windows Biometric Servicellm-fuzzy

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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News mentions

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