CVE-2026-38764

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

0.18% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 8.4% 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

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-30.

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

2026-07-23 00:00Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-07-24 19:33Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-04-06

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass
• CWE-782Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access ControlVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

aa5e7916377e3cb73edaf6607d5f47be010a2f5f142ada35e2a179ff5218187b

• github.comhttps://github.com/D7EAD
• dreadsec.cohttps://dreadsec.co/p/protogent-kernel-anti-virus-multiple-vulnerabilities.html
• dreadsec.cohttps://dreadsec.co/p/protogent-kernel-anti-virus-multiple-vulnerabilities.html#targetsexploit