Vulnerability · Published Apr 14, 2026 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2026-32088Windows Biometric Service Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity race condition in Windows 10 Version 1809 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Biometric Service allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature with a physical attack.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | 10.0.17763.0 – before 10.0.17763.8644 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 21H2 | 10.0.19044.0 – before 10.0.19044.7184 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 22H2 | 10.0.19045.0 – before 10.0.19045.7184 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 23H2 | 10.0.22631.0 – before 10.0.22631.6936 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 Version 23H2 | 10.0.22631.0 – before 10.0.22631.6936 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 Version 24H2 | 10.0.26100.0 – before 10.0.26100.8246 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 Version 25H2 | 10.0.26200.0 – before 10.0.26200.8246 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 26H1 | 10.0.28000.0 – before 10.0.28000.1836 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | 10.0.17763.0 – before 10.0.17763.8644 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.17763.0 – before 10.0.17763.8644 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2022 | 10.0.20348.0 – before 10.0.20348.5020 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) | 10.0.25398.0 – before 10.0.25398.2274 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2025 | 10.0.26100.0 – before 10.0.26100.32690 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.26100.0 – before 10.0.26100.32690 |
Weakness: CWE-362 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
References
- Windows Biometric Service Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability vendor-advisory, patch