CVE-2026-28372

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 35.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-02-27 05:28Z8 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-03-07 17:05Z7 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-02-27

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.4)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-829Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control SphereBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

4a3751e16d371c20a3d26fefd23d969fd19720a4926be9f44e25ef228d3bb277

• lists.gnu.orghttps://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-inetutils/2026-02/msg00000.html
• git.hadrons.orghttps://git.hadrons.org/cgit/debian/pkgs/inetutils.git/commit/?id=3953943d8296310485f98963883a798545ab9a6c
• lists.gnu.orghttps://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-inetutils/2026-02/msg00012.html
• www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/24/1
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/27/3
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/06/2
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/06/3
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/07/1
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/07/2