What is GHSA-hcr2-wfhw-2h9m?

GHSA-hcr2-wfhw-2h9m is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. A local attacker can perform a confusion attack on the cfgparser via a specially crafted file on...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-hcr2-wfhw-2h9m cover?

GHSA-hcr2-wfhw-2h9m covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-40851. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-hcr2-wfhw-2h9m?

GHSA-hcr2-wfhw-2h9m has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-hcr2-wfhw-2h9mHighCVSS 8.4

A local attacker can perform a confusion attack on the cfgparser via a specially crafted file on...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

May 27, 2026

Last Modified

May 27, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-40851 →

📋 Description

A local attacker can perform a confusion attack on the cfgparser via a specially crafted file on an USB stick leading to code execution. This can result in a total loss of confidentiality, integrity and availability.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40851
https://www.certvde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2026-054
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hcr2-wfhw-2h9m