CVE-2026-72244

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 6.0% 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

Moderate. 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 05:54Z20 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

425b8f69478ca1b3a4821ece5ff7d9224bf00e4b9b3025b2dacbab0386591ee3

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4289531106ee175a6eb45db7d4f2734d1dae9887
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7185c5262435b93e5eeffa647008992256b9c51a
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/419d7d9306491f3e0e417cf794844c73cabee090
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56bc6384314fb9ae98975fb2af8b143097ede3dc