Description
UpSignOn for Windows before 7.19.0 contains an insecure credential storage vulnerability that allows local attackers to retrieve the biometric unlock key stored in the Windows PasswordVault API without triggering any authentication prompt. Attackers can access the stored biometric key from a standard local process within the same Windows session to decrypt the protected vault files and export the entire password manager contents in cleartext.
Published: 2026-09-02
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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History

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Description UpSignOn for Windows before 7.19.0 contains an insecure credential storage vulnerability that allows local attackers to retrieve the biometric unlock key stored in the Windows PasswordVault API without triggering any authentication prompt. Attackers can access the stored biometric key from a standard local process within the same Windows session to decrypt the protected vault files and export the entire password manager contents in cleartext.
Title UpSignOn < 7.19.0 Biometric Key Exposure via Windows PasswordVault
Weaknesses CWE-522
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-02T19:15:59.598Z

Reserved: 2026-08-17T18:39:57.661Z

Link: CVE-2026-75136

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-02T20:17:36.877

Modified: 2026-09-02T20:17:36.877

Link: CVE-2026-75136

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-522

    Insufficiently Protected Credentials