What is GHSA-rhr5-wg6w-wjjf?

GHSA-rhr5-wg6w-wjjf is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. External control of file name or path in Windows Update allows an authorized attacker to elevate...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-rhr5-wg6w-wjjf cover?

GHSA-rhr5-wg6w-wjjf covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-69783. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-rhr5-wg6w-wjjf?

GHSA-rhr5-wg6w-wjjf has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-rhr5-wg6w-wjjfHighCVSS 7.8

External control of file name or path in Windows Update allows an authorized attacker to elevate...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

October 13, 2026

Last Modified

October 13, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-69783 →

📋 Description

External control of file name or path in Windows Update allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-69783
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69783
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rhr5-wg6w-wjjf