CVE-2026-28529

HIGHPre-NVD 8.58.5
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.5 under the CNA's CVSS (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: cna:vulncheck
Elevated
8.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

cryptodev-linux version 1.14 and prior contain a page reference handling flaw in the get_userbuf function of the /dev/crypto device driver that allows local users to trigger use-after-free conditions. Attackers with access to the /dev/crypto interface can repeatedly decrement reference counts of controlled pages to achieve local privilege escalation.

CVSS v3
8.5
EG Score
8.5(low)
EPSS
2.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 25, 2026

Last Modified

July 14, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Jul 14, 2026
No patch confirmed yet. Sources: github_pr.
generic

cryptodev-linux <= 1.14 get_userbuf Use After Free LPE | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cryptodev-linux-get-userbuf-use-after-free-lpe
generic

[Cryptodev-linux] Page-level UAF exploitation - nasm.re

https://nasm.re/posts/cryptodev-linux-vuln/
github_pr

Fix: UAF in crypto_run + limit allocation size in adjust_sg_array

Upstream fix in progress (PR #104 · cryptodev-linux/cryptodev-linux, state=open)

https://github.com/cryptodev-linux/cryptodev-linux/pull/104
generic

LPE exploit for a bug I found in cryptodev-linux, meant to work against linux 6.15.4. It is essentially using struct file spraying to add a root user to /etc/passwd. · GitHub

https://gist.github.com/n4sm/0fd2479e0c23e0fa2f192cd8fda45750

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 30× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
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  7. 2026-07-15 02:49 UTCOSV refresh
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  21. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
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  23. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-06-27 03:20 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-06-27 03:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-06-27 03:17 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-28529?
CVE-2026-28529 is a high vulnerability published on March 25, 2026. cryptodev-linux version 1.14 and prior contain a page reference handling flaw in the get_userbuf function of the /dev/crypto device driver that allows local users to trigger use-after-free conditions. Attackers with access to the /dev/crypto interface can repeatedly decrement reference counts of…
When was CVE-2026-28529 disclosed?
CVE-2026-28529 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 25, 2026, with the most recent update on July 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-28529 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-28529 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-28529?
CVE-2026-28529 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.5 (NVD). The EG score is currently aggregating — additional source signals are being incorporated as they become available..
How do I remediate CVE-2026-28529?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-28529, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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