CVE-2026-80097
High8.6Microsoft Authenticator for Android: Microsoft Authenticator Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilitytitle from the CVE record
Improper authentication in Microsoft Authenticator allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVSS
- 8.6v3.1
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 0.4%38th pct
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
EPSS trendFIRST daily scores, last 90 days
Daily values
| Score date | EPSS | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-26 | 0.4% | 38.2% |
| 2026-10-25 | 0.4% | 38.1% |
| 2026-10-24 | 0.4% | 37.4% |
| 2026-10-23 | 0.4% | 37.4% |
| 2026-10-22 | 0.4% | 37.4% |
| 2026-10-21 | 0.4% | 37.3% |
| 2026-10-20 | 0.4% | 37.1% |
| 2026-10-19 | 0.4% | 37.0% |
| 2026-10-18 | 0.4% | 37.0% |
| 2026-10-17 | 0.4% | 37.0% |
| 2026-10-16 | 0.4% | 36.9% |
| 2026-10-15 | 0.4% | 36.9% |
| 2026-10-14 | 0.4% | 36.8% |
| 2026-10-13 | 0.4% | 36.6% |
| 2026-10-12 | 0.4% | 36.5% |
| 2026-10-11 | 0.4% | 36.5% |
| 2026-10-10 | 0.4% | 36.5% |
| 2026-10-09 | 0.4% | 36.4% |
| 2026-10-08 | 0.4% | 36.4% |
| 2026-10-07 | 0.4% | 36.4% |
| 2026-10-06 | 0.4% | 36.3% |
| 2026-10-05 | 0.4% | 36.2% |
| 2026-10-04 | 0.4% | 36.2% |
| 2026-10-03 | 0.4% | 36.2% |
| 2026-10-02 | 0.4% | 36.1% |
| 2026-10-01 | 0.4% | 36.1% |
| 2026-09-30 | 0.4% | 36.0% |
| 2026-09-29 | 0.4% | 35.9% |
| 2026-09-27 | 0.4% | 35.9% |
| 2026-09-26 | 0.4% | 35.9% |
| 2026-09-25 | 0.4% | 35.8% |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Why it happened and what stops it
The weakness (CWE)
How attackers use it (ATT&CK)
Typical for this kind of weakness across CISA KEV exploits (CTID), not specific to this CVE.
How it's exploited
What the attacker gets
Controls that mitigate it (NIST SP 800-53)
- AC-2Account ManagementAccess Control · mitigates 8 of these techniques
- AC-6Least PrivilegeAccess Control · mitigates 8 of these techniques
- CM-6Configuration SettingsConfiguration Management · mitigates 8 of these techniques
- SI-4System MonitoringSystem and Information Integrity · mitigates 8 of these techniques
- AC-3Access EnforcementAccess Control · mitigates 7 of these techniques
- AC-5Separation of DutiesAccess Control · mitigates 7 of these techniques
Affected products
- microsoft authenticator