CVE-2026-72165

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 6.1% 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

Low. 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 05:53Z20 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-08-17 05:41Z18 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

0c8e64a7c4e62320be65b63e33d21904dc009be0533e91e45e1a6eee2ce20ae7

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