What is GHSA-f27q-fxjw-mjqg?

GHSA-f27q-fxjw-mjqg is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Use after free in Windows Hello allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-f27q-fxjw-mjqg cover?

GHSA-f27q-fxjw-mjqg covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-69740. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-f27q-fxjw-mjqg?

GHSA-f27q-fxjw-mjqg has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-f27q-fxjw-mjqgHighCVSS 8.8

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

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

September 8, 2026

Last Modified

September 8, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-69740 →

📋 Description

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

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-69740
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69740
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f27q-fxjw-mjqg