What is GHSA-wh87-chfg-g986?

GHSA-wh87-chfg-g986 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Use after free in IP Helper allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-wh87-chfg-g986 cover?

GHSA-wh87-chfg-g986 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-72981. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-wh87-chfg-g986?

GHSA-wh87-chfg-g986 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-wh87-chfg-g986HighCVSS 8.1

Use after free in IP Helper allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

September 8, 2026

Last Modified

September 8, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-72981 →

📋 Description

Use after free in IP Helper allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72981
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72981
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wh87-chfg-g986