CVE-2026-42829
Windows Administrator Protection Secure Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Improper access control in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Administrator Protection Secure Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Improper access control in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-42829- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-11
EUVDEUVD-2026-35534
Improper access control in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-35534- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-11
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-72vq-h3jr-52x8
Improper access control in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to...
Improper access control in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
GHSA-72vq-h3jr-52x8- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper access control in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-42829- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-42829 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24h2, published June 9, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.