CVE-2026-97876

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

0.11% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 1.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-02.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. 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

2026-10-02 10:34Z27 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-10-02 17:45Z26 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-09-25

Assigning CNA

canonical

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.4)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-822Untrusted Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

2938ef1d7c54631ee6e229f9b368adaed4ec4e229c9bd8ed559f42df4ef95af1

• www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/13/5mailing-list
• gitlab.freedesktop.orghttps://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gnu-grub/grub/-/commit/26beaa3b2720fefdc4d04c1ae209b776fe6848d6patch