What is GHSA-87wg-6h8j-v8qh?

GHSA-87wg-6h8j-v8qh is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. Heap-based buffer overflow in Winsock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-87wg-6h8j-v8qh cover?

GHSA-87wg-6h8j-v8qh covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-72927. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-87wg-6h8j-v8qh?

GHSA-87wg-6h8j-v8qh has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-87wg-6h8j-v8qhMediumCVSS 6.7

Heap-based buffer overflow in Winsock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

September 8, 2026

Last Modified

September 8, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-72927 →

📋 Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Winsock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72927
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72927
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-87wg-6h8j-v8qh