CVE-2026-74516

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

0.14% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 3.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.2 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Received. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-19.

Red Hat severity

Important. 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 12:27Z20 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-08-19 16:38Z16 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-08-15

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.2)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-266Incorrect Privilege AssignmentBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

1961d351cd3d688b337e66a230a2f4d92e2e17ad9f9652449c6ed4a3b68ceba6

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• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f12373625b4dc9bcc89c41872648878c73bb9272
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7668c58dcf465559dc7a0d2e95e9cb79cf47454b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89f9e8398e79c49886766fc24a84c37726231104
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d3aae206663c4e006b25a1c7a20a4029e67da76