Improper authentication in Microsoft Authenticator allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft authenticator For Android
Vendors & Products Microsoft authenticator For Android

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Description Improper authentication in Microsoft Authenticator allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Title Microsoft Authenticator Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft authenticator
Weaknesses CWE-287
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:authenticator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft authenticator
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': '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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-16T21:53:57.393Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T18:37:59.830Z

Link: CVE-2026-80097

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T10:00:01.100Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-09-08T18:20:52.137

Modified: 2026-09-15T18:19:23.803

Link: CVE-2026-80097

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-10T08:00:06Z

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