CVE-2026-72042

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

0.16% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 5.5% 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

Received. 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

2026-08-15 05:52Z20 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-08-17 05:39Z18 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-08-09

Assigning CNA

Linux

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

No CWE assigned

Data version

5.2

Document digest

1dc1eead976115b5aceb305c4ba240f3fe8603eaab0c3543ac8a6306ebe32859

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddbb6e3dc9bb4743de686aa1598c31e745cee76b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7be349d4fcc5e065295b83418a22d27a68afbdb6
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6aa9e61c46465d231e9beddf56af7effd71be682