What is GHSA-q7x5-x7rr-2859?

GHSA-q7x5-x7rr-2859 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. PowerShell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-q7x5-x7rr-2859 cover?

GHSA-q7x5-x7rr-2859 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2022-26788. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-q7x5-x7rr-2859?

GHSA-q7x5-x7rr-2859 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-q7x5-x7rr-2859?

GHSA-q7x5-x7rr-2859 affects 3 products, including: nuget/Microsoft.PowerShell.SDK:\u003e= 7.0.0-preview.1, \u003c 7.0.10; nuget/Microsoft.PowerShell.SDK:\u003e= 7.1.0-preview.1, \u003c 7.1.7; nuget/Microsoft.PowerShell.SDK:\u003e= 7.2.0-preview.1, \u003c 7.2.3.

GHSA-q7x5-x7rr-2859HighCVSS 7.8

PowerShell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

April 16, 2022

Last Modified

October 13, 2025

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2022-26788 →

📋 Description

PowerShell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.

🎯 Affected products3

nuget/Microsoft.PowerShell.SDK:>= 7.0.0-preview.1, < 7.0.10
nuget/Microsoft.PowerShell.SDK:>= 7.1.0-preview.1, < 7.1.7
nuget/Microsoft.PowerShell.SDK:>= 7.2.0-preview.1, < 7.2.3

🔗 References (5)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26788
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-26788
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26788
https://github.com/PowerShell/Announcements/issues/31
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q7x5-x7rr-2859