Authorization bypass in HYPR Passwordless on Windows allows privilege escalation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
HYPR Passwordless on Windows, before 11.3.3, has an authorization bypass through a user-controlled key (CWE-639). A local user with low privileges can exploit it to escalate privileges.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Authorization bypass through User-Controlled key vulnerability in HYPR Passwordless on Windows allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects HYPR Passwordless: before 11.3.3.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
HYPR Passwordless is fixed in version 11.3.3.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Passwordless (HYPR) Fixed in 11.3.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-15468
- 2026-10-14 Alias added: GHSA-wv4q-3ff7-qfvg
- 2026-10-14 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-15 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More HYPR vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-00790 Incorrect permission assignment in HYPR Workforce Access CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-01725 Missing authentication in HYPR Server CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-01396 Improper authentication in HYPR Keycloak Authenticator Extension CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-02030 Authorization bypass in HYPR Server CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-02029 Forced Browsing vulnerability in HYPR Server version 6.10 to 6.15.1 allows remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-03010 Incorrect permission assignment in HYPR Workforce Access CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-15468 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-15468 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wv4q-3ff7-qfvg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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