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CVE-2026-27928: CWE-20: Improper Input Validation in Microsoft Windows Server 2016

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-27928cvecve-2026-27928cwe-20
Published: 04/14/2026 (04/14/2026, 16:58:13 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Microsoft
Product: Windows Server 2016

Description

Improper input validation in Windows Hello allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

CVSS v3.1

Score 8.7high

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Affected software

Affected versions
10.0.14393.0

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 06/19/2026, 17:03:39 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability (CVE-2026-27928) involves improper input validation in the Windows Hello component of Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (version 10.0.14393.0). It enables an attacker without privileges or user interaction to bypass a security feature remotely over a network. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.7, indicating high severity with network attack vector, high complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality and integrity with a complete scope change. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass security features in Windows Hello remotely, potentially leading to unauthorized access and compromise of confidentiality and integrity of the affected system. There is no indication of impact on availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-27928 to remediate this vulnerability.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
microsoft
Date Reserved
2026-02-24T21:35:49.688Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
official-fix
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-27928","vendor":"Microsoft"}]

Threat ID: 69de7a2482d89c981fd6ba05

Added to database: 04/14/2026, 17:32:20 UTC

Last enriched: 06/19/2026, 17:03:39 UTC

Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC

Views: 114

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