What is GHSA-fcw7-959f-v958?

GHSA-fcw7-959f-v958 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Untrusted search path in Windows Setup Files Cleanup allows an authorized attacker to elevate...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-fcw7-959f-v958 cover?

GHSA-fcw7-959f-v958 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-83509. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-fcw7-959f-v958?

GHSA-fcw7-959f-v958 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-fcw7-959f-v958HighCVSS 7.0

Untrusted search path in Windows Setup Files Cleanup allows an authorized attacker to elevate...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

October 13, 2026

Last Modified

October 13, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-83509 →

📋 Description

Untrusted search path in Windows Setup Files Cleanup allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-83509
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-83509
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fcw7-959f-v958