What is GHSA-h776-j9jw-992p?

GHSA-h776-j9jw-992p is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft Defender allows an...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-h776-j9jw-992p cover?

GHSA-h776-j9jw-992p covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-41091. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-h776-j9jw-992p?

GHSA-h776-j9jw-992p has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-h776-j9jw-992pHighCVSS 7.8

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft Defender allows an...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

May 20, 2026

Last Modified

May 20, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-41091 →

📋 Description

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft Defender allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

🔗 References (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41091
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41091
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-41091
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h776-j9jw-992p