What is GHSA-7xvr-j8j3-8r6h?

GHSA-7xvr-j8j3-8r6h is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Use after free in Windows Security Health Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-7xvr-j8j3-8r6h cover?

GHSA-7xvr-j8j3-8r6h covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-78457. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-7xvr-j8j3-8r6h?

GHSA-7xvr-j8j3-8r6h has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-7xvr-j8j3-8r6hHighCVSS 7.0

Use after free in Windows Security Health Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

September 8, 2026

Last Modified

September 8, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-78457 →

📋 Description

Use after free in Windows Security Health Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78457
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-78457
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7xvr-j8j3-8r6h