What is GHSA-733c-6w54-grpx?

GHSA-733c-6w54-grpx is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. An insecure PIN derivation mechanism in ABR allows a low-privileged user to escalate privileges...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-733c-6w54-grpx cover?

GHSA-733c-6w54-grpx covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-78236. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-733c-6w54-grpx?

GHSA-733c-6w54-grpx has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-733c-6w54-grpxHighCVSS 8.8

An insecure PIN derivation mechanism in ABR allows a low-privileged user to escalate privileges...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

September 3, 2026

Last Modified

September 3, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-78236 →

📋 Description

An insecure PIN derivation mechanism in ABR allows a low-privileged user to escalate privileges to administrator by communicating over Cross-Process Communication (XPC) while masquerading as an Apple-signed process.

🔗 References (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78236
https://docs.adminbyrequest.com/security-advisories/abr-mac-26-01.htm
https://www.csa.gov.sg/alerts-and-advisories/alerts/al-2026-110
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-733c-6w54-grpx