What is GHSA-j4h5-8p8v-mfj6?

GHSA-j4h5-8p8v-mfj6 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Improper privilege management in Windows Package Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-j4h5-8p8v-mfj6 cover?

GHSA-j4h5-8p8v-mfj6 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-68821. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-j4h5-8p8v-mfj6?

GHSA-j4h5-8p8v-mfj6 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-j4h5-8p8v-mfj6HighCVSS 7.3

Improper privilege management in Windows Package Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 11, 2026

Last Modified

August 11, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-68821 →

📋 Description

Improper privilege management in Windows Package Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68821
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-68821
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j4h5-8p8v-mfj6