CVE-2026-74520

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 6.6% 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 2026-10-21.

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 12:27Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-10-21 12:45Z8 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

• CWE-825Expired Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

a5a7ab364468018180b7eb19945a655c2535df77f6cf2c6c1b2d811f43a7599e

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8563099bc4b03e1894a983a394225d69b05d9277
• 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