What is GHSA-8pv9-vfqj-q49w?

GHSA-8pv9-vfqj-q49w is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Windows Update Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-8pv9-vfqj-q49w cover?

GHSA-8pv9-vfqj-q49w covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2021-26866. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-8pv9-vfqj-q49w?

GHSA-8pv9-vfqj-q49w has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-8pv9-vfqj-q49wHighCVSS 6.1

Windows Update Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

May 24, 2022

Last Modified

August 19, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2021-26866 →

📋 Description

Windows Update Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

🔗 References (5)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26866
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-26866
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-26866
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-286
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8pv9-vfqj-q49w