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.

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Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Septeo It Solutions
Septeo It Solutions upsignon
Vendors & Products Septeo It Solutions
Septeo It Solutions upsignon

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


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: 2026-09-03T13:33:59.111Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-75136

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-03T13:33:44.728Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

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

Modified: 2026-09-03T14:17:00.950

Link: CVE-2026-75136

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-03T15:33:50Z

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