What is GHSA-85f3-p4x4-9vpg?

GHSA-85f3-p4x4-9vpg is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Use after free in Windows Biometric Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-85f3-p4x4-9vpg cover?

GHSA-85f3-p4x4-9vpg covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-83979. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-85f3-p4x4-9vpg?

GHSA-85f3-p4x4-9vpg has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-85f3-p4x4-9vpgHighCVSS 7.8

Use after free in Windows Biometric Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

September 8, 2026

Last Modified

September 8, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-83979 →

📋 Description

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

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-83979
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-83979
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-85f3-p4x4-9vpg