CVE-2026-80097
Microsoft Authenticator Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper authentication in Microsoft Authenticator allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Microsoft Authenticator Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper authentication in Microsoft Authenticator allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-80097- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-73327
Improper authentication in Microsoft Authenticator allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-73327- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wp3h-mh9h-f6cm
Improper authentication in Microsoft Authenticator allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate...
Improper authentication in Microsoft Authenticator allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-wp3h-mh9h-f6cm- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper authentication in Microsoft Authenticator allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-80097- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | Ghost-Bx1/AuthenticatorFlaw-CVE-2026-80097 | 2026-10-27 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-80097 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Microsoft Authenticator, published September 8, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.