What is GHSA-x5g7-wpj7-pfj2?

GHSA-x5g7-wpj7-pfj2 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. Incorrect permission assignment (CWE-732) in the standalone installer for EA Javelin Anticheat ...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-x5g7-wpj7-pfj2 cover?

GHSA-x5g7-wpj7-pfj2 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-96542. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-x5g7-wpj7-pfj2?

GHSA-x5g7-wpj7-pfj2 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.0, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-x5g7-wpj7-pfj2MediumCVSS 5.0

Incorrect permission assignment (CWE-732) in the standalone installer for EA Javelin Anticheat ...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

October 16, 2026

Last Modified

October 16, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-96542 →

📋 Description

Incorrect permission assignment (CWE-732) in the standalone installer for EA Javelin Anticheat (versions 1.0.14329371, 1.0.14547437, 1.0.14789537, and 1.0.14940698) on Windows allows a local non-administrative user to elevate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM by modifying the EAAntiCheatService service configuration and executable path. This vulnerability requires non-standard manual execution of the standalone installer and does not affect standard game installations via the EA App and Steam. This issue is corrected in version 1.0.14940699 and later; service permissions automatically self-heal upon launching an integrated EA game title.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96542
https://catsandmalware.com/blog/eight-bytes-to-system
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x5g7-wpj7-pfj2