What is GHSA-j979-vpmf-8w6v?

GHSA-j979-vpmf-8w6v is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Buffer over-read in Windows GDI allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-j979-vpmf-8w6v cover?

GHSA-j979-vpmf-8w6v covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-69884. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-j979-vpmf-8w6v?

GHSA-j979-vpmf-8w6v has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-j979-vpmf-8w6vHighCVSS 7.8

Buffer over-read in Windows GDI allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

October 13, 2026

Last Modified

October 13, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-69884 →

📋 Description

Buffer over-read in Windows GDI allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-69884
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69884
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j979-vpmf-8w6v