CVE-2026-45998

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

0.13% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 3.2% 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 2026-08-17.

Red Hat severity

Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

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

2026-05-27 12:55Z3 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-17 12:05Z18 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-05-13

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

No CWE assigned

Data version

5.2

Document digest

4d3684c4fdf2dc3e2c7c8317efb60031362a24e5c280502edafd78bd957dd2c6

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3bf143b1e98fb3d6d9e6825bcd683974d478e8c
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf20f46d94f1db38e6ffc0ca204a5fe0de01b495
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/996b0487b3cdda4c91811dbb1c9564626bc840bd
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fde6296c4d4da2be7ab761305ab7f232b94eefd
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f2740150f904bfa60e4bad74d65add3ccb5e7f8
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45998vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2482024https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2482024issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
• security.access.redhat.comhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-45998.jsonx_sadp-csaf-vex
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55445vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34911vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT