CVE-2026-72254

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

0.60% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 46.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.5 (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:N/I:N/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 05:54Z20 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-08-17 05:42Z18 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-08-09

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

No CWE assigned

Data version

5.2

Document digest

2dbc62666553b78cfbb12bc2df5126603760c84967c28ea5dd2495b8449b99d3

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fee43759b489559a491f7c95f9bfa7a1d0c7a10
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/568931f26af4727a51e8521f72efbc78d3b82410
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d01c913febead04a01a5f3a6374d1f45504dc523
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f68305267ebda7e839b5e8f77e8d77535a3d5a0f
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d07955dd34ecae17d35d8c7d0a273a3fba653a8c