What is GHSA-www6-x9j5-657j?

GHSA-www6-x9j5-657j is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows DHCP Client allows an authorized attacker to elevate...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-www6-x9j5-657j cover?

GHSA-www6-x9j5-657j covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-62736. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-www6-x9j5-657j?

GHSA-www6-x9j5-657j has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-www6-x9j5-657jHighCVSS 7.8

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows DHCP Client allows an authorized attacker to elevate...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 11, 2026

Last Modified

August 11, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-62736 →

📋 Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows DHCP Client allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62736
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62736
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-www6-x9j5-657j