What is GHSA-h6gw-ccff-7jf9?

GHSA-h6gw-ccff-7jf9 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Encrypting File System (EFS) allows an authorized attacker...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-h6gw-ccff-7jf9 cover?

GHSA-h6gw-ccff-7jf9 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-85791. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-h6gw-ccff-7jf9?

GHSA-h6gw-ccff-7jf9 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-h6gw-ccff-7jf9HighCVSS 7.0

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Encrypting File System (EFS) allows an authorized attacker...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

October 13, 2026

Last Modified

October 13, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-85791 →

📋 Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Encrypting File System (EFS) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85791
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85791
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h6gw-ccff-7jf9