{"id":"CVE-2026-42829","published":"2026-06-09T17:05:20Z","modified":"2026-09-24T13:44:17Z","title":"Windows Administrator Protection Secure Feature Bypass Vulnerability","vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Windows 11 Version 24H2","tier":"tail","description":{"text":"Improper access control in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.","provenance":"source","from":"CVE.org"},"cvss":{"score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","version":"3.1","vector":"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","provenance":"source","from":"CVE.org CNA"},"epss":{"score":0.00291,"percentile":0.21633,"provenance":"source"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-284","name":"Improper Access Control"}],"references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42829","tags":["vendor-advisory","patch"]}],"priority":{"score":9.8,"factors":[{"name":"EPSS percentile","points":4.33},{"name":"CVSS severity","points":5.46}]},"vendorSlug":"microsoft","affectedVersions":[{"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Windows 11 Version 24H2","versions":[">= 10.0.26100.0, < 10.0.26100.8655"]},{"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Windows 11 Version 25H2","versions":[">= 10.0.26200.0, < 10.0.26200.8655"]},{"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Windows 11 version 26H1","versions":[">= 10.0.28000.0, < 10.0.28000.2269"]}],"euvd":{"id":"EUVD-2026-35534","exploited":false,"provenance":"source"},"lineage":{"familyId":"fam-class-microsoft-windows-cwe-284"}}