CVE-2025-26644 Windows Hello Spoofing Vulnerability
An attacker can bypass Windows Hello biometric authentication locally by exploiting inadequate detection of adversarial input perturbations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-26644?
CVE-2025-26644 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1809, published on 8 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Automated recognition mechanism with inadequate detection or handling of adversarial input perturbations in Windows Hello allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.
Weakness: CWE-1039
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-26644?
It affects 8 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10 1809, Microsoft Windows 10 21h2, Microsoft Windows 10 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 23h2, Microsoft Windows 11 24h2 and 2 more.
How do I fix CVE-2025-26644?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-26644 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-26644 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-26644 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 10 1809
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- CVE-2024-21412 Microsoft Windows Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass
- CVE-2025-62221 Microsoft Windows Use After Free
- CVE-2025-30400 Microsoft Windows DWM Core Library Use-After-Free
- CVE-2024-21338 Microsoft Windows Kernel Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2f5r-r4jx-hh42.