What is GHSA-vcqw-wr77-5h4c?

GHSA-vcqw-wr77-5h4c is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Program Compatibility Assistant Service allows an...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-vcqw-wr77-5h4c cover?

GHSA-vcqw-wr77-5h4c covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-96920. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-vcqw-wr77-5h4c?

GHSA-vcqw-wr77-5h4c has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-vcqw-wr77-5h4cHighCVSS 7.8

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Program Compatibility Assistant Service allows an...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

October 13, 2026

Last Modified

October 13, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-96920 →

📋 Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Program Compatibility Assistant Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96920
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96920
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vcqw-wr77-5h4c