CVE-2026-72366

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

0.64% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 48.1% 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

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

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 05:56Z21 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-08-17 05:43Z19 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

98e5dcbe5307103d9ceb3803bb5076362c01cbf03744a0697702b468708c7682

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ab75e445c161c4cb504aa98e20ce1dd1ecd8e9a
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1188a9846fadeacf9d1430b528e5217f749d665b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbd6f56d975b23241b7bbb11bb8f562af548a0aa