CVE-2026-42829

Improper access control in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42829	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:::::::arm64:*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:::::::x64:*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25h2:::::::arm64:*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25h2:::::::x64:*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26h1:::::::arm64:*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26h1:::::::x64:*

History

11 Jun 2026, 17:02

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26h1:::::::x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:::::::x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25h2:::::::arm64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25h2:::::::x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26h1:::::::arm64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:::::::arm64:*
First Time		Microsoft windows 11 26h1 Microsoft windows 11 24h2 Microsoft Microsoft windows 11 25h2
References	~~() https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42829 -~~	() https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42829 - Vendor Advisory

09 Jun 2026, 17:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-09 17:17

Updated : 2026-06-11 17:02

NVD link : CVE-2026-42829

Mitre link : CVE-2026-42829

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-42829

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Products Affected

microsoft

windows_11_25h2
windows_11_24h2
windows_11_26h1

CWE

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

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