What is GHSA-pq85-w7c4-j7x5?

GHSA-pq85-w7c4-j7x5 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Critical severity. Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows DHCP Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-pq85-w7c4-j7x5 cover?

GHSA-pq85-w7c4-j7x5 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-56159. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-pq85-w7c4-j7x5?

GHSA-pq85-w7c4-j7x5 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-pq85-w7c4-j7x5CriticalCVSS 9.8

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows DHCP Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

July 14, 2026

Last Modified

July 14, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-56159 →

📋 Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows DHCP Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56159
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56159
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pq85-w7c4-j7x5