What is GHSA-g853-w9cq-jqfm?

GHSA-g853-w9cq-jqfm is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Secure Kernel Mode allows an authorized attacker to...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-g853-w9cq-jqfm cover?

GHSA-g853-w9cq-jqfm covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-83939. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-g853-w9cq-jqfm?

GHSA-g853-w9cq-jqfm has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-g853-w9cq-jqfmHighCVSS 8.2

Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Secure Kernel Mode allows an authorized attacker to...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

September 8, 2026

Last Modified

September 8, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-83939 →

📋 Description

Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Secure Kernel Mode allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-83939
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-83939
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g853-w9cq-jqfm