osquery is a SQL powered operating system instrumentation, monitoring, and analytics framework. Prior to 5.23.1, on Windows, a local unprivileged attacker can cause a heap buffer out-of-bounds write if there is a query of the processes table targeting a maliciously crafted process, due to unchecked PEB string lengths in process command-line and current-directory reads. If exploited successfully, this could allow a potential local privilege escalation from standard user to SYSTEM. This issue is fixed in version 5.23.1.
CVE-2026-54000
This high-severity CVE scores 7.0 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 95% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.0
- EG Score
- 7.0(medium)
- EG Risk
- 32(Track)EG Risk 32/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity70% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 10, 2026
Last Modified
July 14, 2026
Advisory Details (4)
Auto-updated Jul 10, 2026Heap buffer overflow via `processes` table (Windows) · Advisory · osquery/osquery · GitHub
https://github.com/osquery/osquery/security/advisories/GHSA-4r78-6hg6-33gg5.23.1
Patch available: osquery/osquery 5.23.1
https://github.com/osquery/osquery/releases/tag/5.23.1Fix heap buffer overflow in Windows processes table (GHSA-4r78-6hg6-33gg)
Fix merged in osquery/osquery PR #8934 on 2026-06-17 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/osquery/osquery/pull/8934commit 3d457c412eb0 (osquery/osquery)
Fix landed in osquery/osquery commit 3d457c412eb0 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/osquery/osquery/commit/3d457c412eb0c986b0c37d8903edae8bc9f9e246Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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