CVE-2026-43391

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-08. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: 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:

nsfs: tighten permission checks for handle opening

Even privileged services should not necessarily be able to see other privileged service's namespaces so they can't leak information to each other. Use may_see_all_namespaces() helper that centralizes this policy until the nstree adapts.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
44(Track)
EG Risk 44/100SSVC: 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
Severity88% × 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 (2)

Auto-updated May 11, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

nsfs: tighten permission checks for handle opening - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2324a9317f00013facb0ba00b00440e19d2af5e
generic

nsfs: tighten permission checks for handle opening - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1797ee11451f1b2be69863a9f5bd43b948813fdf

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
linuxKernel @ 6.19.9—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 7× in last 7d / 27× 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 111 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-27 14:13 UTCEPSS rescore
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  5. 2026-07-23 03:14 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  4. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  7. 2026-06-26 21:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  21. 2026-06-17 01:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-06-15 04:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  27. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  30. 2026-06-12 20:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  38. 2026-06-10 13:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  61. 2026-06-04 00:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-43391?
CVE-2026-43391 is a high vulnerability published on May 8, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nsfs: tighten permission checks for handle opening Even privileged services should not necessarily be able to see other privileged service's namespaces so they can't leak information to each other. Use mayseeall_namespaces() helper…
When was CVE-2026-43391 disclosed?
CVE-2026-43391 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-2026-43391 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-43391 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 97.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-43391?
CVE-2026-43391 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-43391?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-43391, 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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