CVE-2026-72098

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

0.65% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 48.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 05:40Z18 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-08-09

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

No CWE assigned

Data version

5.2

Document digest

3d7dc4c47ef0b0a01de1ae0f6283bc885c4ad937ea2c6343e25e0bd1c8e2a967

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5488d3a69d205e28f74f18857b853aa12e778e66
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7990c2b0f08b8841fcd2652d1d7002f5994a7a7
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31d6e6c0ba8d5a7bd59660035a089307100c5e8e