What is GHSA-495j-r955-q8f3?

GHSA-495j-r955-q8f3 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows NTFS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-495j-r955-q8f3 cover?

GHSA-495j-r955-q8f3 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-50461. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-495j-r955-q8f3?

GHSA-495j-r955-q8f3 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-495j-r955-q8f3HighCVSS 7.8

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows NTFS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

July 14, 2026

Last Modified

July 14, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-50461 →

📋 Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows NTFS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50461
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50461
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-495j-r955-q8f3