Oct 2026: Windows Hello Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-83853 Published on October 13, 2026
Windows Hello Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weakness Type
What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
CVE-2026-83853 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-83853
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Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2:- Version 10.0.19044.0 and below 10.0.19044.7807 is affected.
- Version 10.0.19045.0 and below 10.0.19045.7807 is affected.
- Version 10.0.22631.0 and below 10.0.22631.7652 is affected.
- Version 10.0.22631.0 and below 10.0.22631.7652 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.9711 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26200.0 and below 10.0.26200.9711 is affected.
- Version 10.0.28000.0 and below 10.0.28000.3231 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26300.0 and below 10.0.26300.9711 is affected.