CVE-2026-77489CWE-476

CVE-2026-77489

High · published September 8, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
25.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Null pointer dereference in Windows Biometric Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00333 · 25.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference
Published
2026-09-08T22:20Z
Affected products (22)
ProductVersionsFixed in
microsoft/windows_11_24h2< 10.0.26100.944510.0.26100.9445
microsoft/windows_10_1607< 10.0.14393.951210.0.14393.9512
microsoft/windows_10_1607< 10.0.14393.951210.0.14393.9512
microsoft/windows_10_1809< 10.0.17763.924510.0.17763.9245
microsoft/windows_10_1809< 10.0.17763.924510.0.17763.9245
microsoft/windows_10_21h2< 10.0.19044.772510.0.19044.7725
microsoft/windows_10_21h2< 10.0.19044.772510.0.19044.7725
microsoft/windows_10_21h2< 10.0.19044.772510.0.19044.7725
microsoft/windows_10_22h2< 10.0.19045.772510.0.19045.7725
microsoft/windows_10_22h2< 10.0.19045.772510.0.19045.7725
microsoft/windows_10_22h2< 10.0.19045.772510.0.19045.7725
microsoft/windows_11_23h2< 10.0.22631.758210.0.22631.7582
microsoft/windows_11_23h2< 10.0.22631.758210.0.22631.7582
microsoft/windows_11_24h2< 10.0.26100.944510.0.26100.9445
microsoft/windows_11_25h2< 10.0.26200.944510.0.26200.9445
microsoft/windows_11_25h2< 10.0.26200.944510.0.26200.9445
microsoft/windows_11_26h1< 10.0.28000.295410.0.28000.2954
microsoft/windows_11_26h1< 10.0.28000.295410.0.28000.2954
microsoft/windows_server_2016< 10.0.14393.951210.0.14393.9512
microsoft/windows_server_2019< 10.0.17763.924510.0.17763.9245
microsoft/windows_server_2022< 10.0.20348.562210.0.20348.5622
microsoft/windows_server_2025< 10.0.26100.3343810.0.26100.33438
References (1)
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-77489 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 SEP 03:18Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 08 SEP 17:13Z
    Windows Biometric Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
    cvelistv5