CVE-2026-43387

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-08. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

staging: rtl8723bs: properly validate the data in rtw_get_ie_ex()

Just like in commit 154828bf9559 ("staging: rtl8723bs: fix out-of-bounds read in rtw_get_ie() parser"), we don't trust the data in the frame so we should check the length better before acting on it

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 8, 2026

Last Modified

May 26, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Jun 15, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

staging: rtl8723bs: properly validate the data in rtw_get_ie_ex() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0109b9d3e1e455429279d602f6276e34689750a
generic

staging: rtl8723bs: properly validate the data in rtw_get_ie_ex() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac38856092b4c994f94343251b30520bdeb7f475
generic

staging: rtl8723bs: properly validate the data in rtw_get_ie_ex() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a4cd4c37593cc8b8d28f9a6732b490a8032006a
generic

staging: rtl8723bs: properly validate the data in rtw_get_ie_ex() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/821f7d759fb2de33c5e5b0c4981181c4d0c3e9b1
generic

staging: rtl8723bs: properly validate the data in rtw_get_ie_ex() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8097a48c606a9306281ea7bd73bf2afc97553733
generic

staging: rtl8723bs: properly validate the data in rtw_get_ie_ex() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/740bca8bbdb707c0e4bb11e3316deb2f04fc7ce1
generic

staging: rtl8723bs: properly validate the data in rtw_get_ie_ex() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d62fa548387e159a21ea95132c09bfc96d336ed
generic

staging: rtl8723bs: properly validate the data in rtw_get_ie_ex() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35969c3a208a07cb8642301df5869c34e2db7071

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-43387(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
linuxKernel @ 5.10.253—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 32× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 106 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-27 14:13 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-43387?
CVE-2026-43387 is a medium vulnerability published on May 8, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: properly validate the data in rtwgetie_ex() Just like in commit 154828bf9559 ("staging: rtl8723bs: fix out-of-bounds read in rtwgetie() parser"), we don't trust the data in the frame so we should check the…
When was CVE-2026-43387 disclosed?
CVE-2026-43387 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 8, 2026, with the most recent update on May 26, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-43387 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-43387 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 97.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-43387?
CVE-2026-43387 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-43387?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-43387, 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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