CVE-2026-70280
Microsoft Windows 10 21h2: incorrect authorisation
- Risk score
- 40/100
- CVSS
- 5.5 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.4%
- Published
- 13 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- Incorrect authorization in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Affected
- Microsoft Windows 10 21h2
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Story map
At a glance
Microsoft Windows 10 21h2: Amber, patch this week. Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Windows PDF allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
The flaws
- CVE-2026-70280: Incorrect authorisation (CVSS 5.5 · EPSS 0%)
- CVE-2026-108457: Out-of-bounds write (CVSS 8.1 · EPSS 1%)
- CVE-2026-105733: Incorrect authorisation (CVSS 8.8 · EPSS 0%)
- CVE-2026-85369: Out-of-bounds read (CVSS 8.8 · EPSS 0%)
The fix
Fix: Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
Who is exposed: Microsoft Windows 10 21h2
Where it stands
- No known exploitation
Connects to
- Same weakness: Incorrect authorisation (CWE-863). 354 other warnings in 30 days
- Same product: Earlier Microsoft Windows 10 21h2 warnings. 36 in the last 90 days
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 5.5 medium
References
Original description
Incorrect authorization in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
Last activity 13 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.