What is GHSA-xx88-v4cq-w4wj?

GHSA-xx88-v4cq-w4wj is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Double free in Windows Credential Guard allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-xx88-v4cq-w4wj cover?

GHSA-xx88-v4cq-w4wj covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-72958. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-xx88-v4cq-w4wj?

GHSA-xx88-v4cq-w4wj has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-xx88-v4cq-w4wjHighCVSS 8.2

Double free in Windows Credential Guard 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-2026-72958 →

📋 Description

Double free in Windows Credential Guard allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72958
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72958
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xx88-v4cq-w4wj