What is GHSA-8h8w-xq32-r3wr?

GHSA-8h8w-xq32-r3wr is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Improper authorization in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-8h8w-xq32-r3wr cover?

GHSA-8h8w-xq32-r3wr covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-58540. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-8h8w-xq32-r3wr?

GHSA-8h8w-xq32-r3wr has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-8h8w-xq32-r3wrHighCVSS 7.8

Improper authorization in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

July 14, 2026

Last Modified

July 14, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-58540 →

📋 Description

Improper authorization in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-58540
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58540
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8h8w-xq32-r3wr