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7.7
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-53139
Windows Hello Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Description

Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Windows Hello allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 14, 2025, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 14, 2025, 7:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-53139 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_10_21h2
2 Microsoft windows_10_22h2
3 Microsoft windows_11_22h2
4 Microsoft windows_11_23h2
5 Microsoft windows_11_24h2
6 Microsoft windows_server_2025
7 Microsoft windows_11_2h2
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 7
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH f38d906d-7342-40ea-92c1-6c4a2c6478c8
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Install available security updates to fix the Windows Hello vulnerability.
  • Install security update 5066835.
  • Install security update 5066791.
  • Install security update 5066793.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53139
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 14, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Windows Hello allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-319
    Added Reference https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53139
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.7
Attack Vector
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