CVE-2026-74520

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

0.13% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 2.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (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:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Received. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-17.

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

2026-08-17 05:48Z19 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-08-15

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

No CWE assigned

Data version

5.2

Document digest

40cfc1c3e0455218828b840a639c69a4bf739a5d2da0452ab5931681b6457f72

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6da8f37419dd4c456f26fc203f04e000186f4b3d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e74a369236424114b94cf6a9f5ff9e848b430b4
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/738e6f32e61d80b554e37015ecb7bc620b88001c