{"id":"CVE-2026-96858","title":"Missing authentication for critical function in Windows Security Account Manager allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.","summary":"Missing authentication for critical function in Windows Security Account Manager allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","cwe":["CWE-306"],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Windows 10 Version 21H2","affected":["windows_10_version_21h2 >= 10.0.19044.0 < 10.0.19044.7807","windows_10_version_22h2 >= 10.0.19045.0 < 10.0.19044.7807","windows_11_version_23h2 >= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.7652","windows_11_version_23h2 >= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.7652","windows_11_version_24h2 >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.9711","windows_11_version_25h2 >= 10.0.26200.0 < 10.0.26200.9711","windows_11_version_26h1 >= 10.0.28000.0 < 10.0.28000.3231","windows_11_version_26h2 >= 10.0.26300.0 < 10.0.26300.9711","windows_server_2022 >= 10.0.20348.0 < 10.0.20348.5761","windows_server_2025 >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.33650","windows_server_2025_server_core_installation >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.33650"],"published":"2026-10-13","updated":"2026-10-16","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-16T16:22:55.687","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96858","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96858","label":"secure@microsoft.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00472,"epssPercentile":0.40653,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-13T19:42:11.826901Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-10-13T19:43:29.271Z","slug":"CVE-2026-96858","body":"## Overview\n\nMissing authentication for critical function in Windows Security Account Manager allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}