What is GHSA-8c26-rjfq-877q?

GHSA-8c26-rjfq-877q is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. Numeric truncation error in Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-8c26-rjfq-877q cover?

GHSA-8c26-rjfq-877q covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-62769. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-8c26-rjfq-877q?

GHSA-8c26-rjfq-877q has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-8c26-rjfq-877qMediumCVSS 6.7

Numeric truncation error in Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 11, 2026

Last Modified

August 11, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-62769 →

📋 Description

Numeric truncation error in Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62769
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62769
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8c26-rjfq-877q