CVE-2026-7270

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 7.4% 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

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

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

2026-04-30 07:02Z6 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-10 06:55Z5 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-04-28

Assigning CNA

freebsd

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

• CWE-783Operator Precedence Logic ErrorBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

ff03b6b30915b41bdc583ae860a6ac501bc9495ade781548724b0370383bd7ef

• security.freebsd.orghttps://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-26:13.exec.ascvendor-advisory
• blog.calif.iohttps://blog.calif.io/p/cve-2026-7270-how-i-get-root-on-freebsd
• news.ycombinator.comhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48077971