What is GHSA-5x77-c6rw-hphc?

GHSA-5x77-c6rw-hphc is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Use after free in Windows NetBIOS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-5x77-c6rw-hphc cover?

GHSA-5x77-c6rw-hphc covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-96971. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-5x77-c6rw-hphc?

GHSA-5x77-c6rw-hphc has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-5x77-c6rw-hphcHighCVSS 7.0

Use after free in Windows NetBIOS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

November 10, 2026

Last Modified

November 10, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-96971 →

📋 Description

Use after free in Windows NetBIOS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96971
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96971
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5x77-c6rw-hphc