What is GHSA-46xw-6q5j-6qcj?

GHSA-46xw-6q5j-6qcj is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Use of externally-controlled format string in Windows Image Acquisition allows an authorized...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-46xw-6q5j-6qcj cover?

GHSA-46xw-6q5j-6qcj covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-85842. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-46xw-6q5j-6qcj?

GHSA-46xw-6q5j-6qcj has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-46xw-6q5j-6qcjHighCVSS 7.8

Use of externally-controlled format string in Windows Image Acquisition allows an authorized...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

October 13, 2026

Last Modified

October 13, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-85842 →

📋 Description

Use of externally-controlled format string in Windows Image Acquisition allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85842
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85842
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-46xw-6q5j-6qcj