What is GHSA-rrq5-w5cx-3pjv?

GHSA-rrq5-w5cx-3pjv is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. Null pointer dereference in Windows VMSwitch allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-rrq5-w5cx-3pjv cover?

GHSA-rrq5-w5cx-3pjv covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-69978. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-rrq5-w5cx-3pjv?

GHSA-rrq5-w5cx-3pjv has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.6, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-rrq5-w5cx-3pjvMediumCVSS 5.6

Null pointer dereference in Windows VMSwitch allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

October 13, 2026

Last Modified

October 13, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-69978 →

📋 Description

Null pointer dereference in Windows VMSwitch allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-69978
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69978
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rrq5-w5cx-3pjv