What is GHSA-6wx6-cj8g-h6jg?

GHSA-6wx6-cj8g-h6jg is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. A privilege escalation vulnerability in the system configuration allows a low-privileged local...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-6wx6-cj8g-h6jg cover?

GHSA-6wx6-cj8g-h6jg covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-44099. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-6wx6-cj8g-h6jg?

GHSA-6wx6-cj8g-h6jg has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-6wx6-cj8g-h6jgHighCVSS 7.8

A privilege escalation vulnerability in the system configuration allows a low-privileged local...

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GitHub Security Advisories

Published

July 30, 2026

Last Modified

July 30, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-44099 →

📋 Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability in the system configuration allows a low-privileged local user to execute arbitrary commands as root, resulting in full system compromise.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44099
https://www.certvde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2026-008
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6wx6-cj8g-h6jg