What is GHSA-hmq4-m8wx-rw8c?

GHSA-hmq4-m8wx-rw8c is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Use after free in Windows DWM Core Library allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-hmq4-m8wx-rw8c cover?

GHSA-hmq4-m8wx-rw8c covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-62888. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-hmq4-m8wx-rw8c?

GHSA-hmq4-m8wx-rw8c has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-hmq4-m8wx-rw8cHighCVSS 7.8

Use after free in Windows DWM Core Library allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 11, 2026

Last Modified

August 11, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-62888 →

📋 Description

Use after free in Windows DWM Core Library allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62888
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62888
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hmq4-m8wx-rw8c