CVE-2026-53178

HIGHPre-NVD 8.18.1
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-25. the CNA's CVSS baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:linux, epss, ghsa
8.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: 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: rtw_mlme: add bounds checks before ie_length subtraction

Add guards to ensure ie_length is large enough before subtracting fixed IE offsets to prevent unsigned integer underflow.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(medium)
EG Risk
41(Track)
EG Risk 41/100SSVC: 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
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
24%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 25, 2026

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 28, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

staging: rtl8723bs: rtw_mlme: add bounds checks before ie_length subtraction - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88e994c57a79f62d5338231d8d37ee8dd98baffe
generic

staging: rtl8723bs: rtw_mlme: add bounds checks before ie_length subtraction - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/542d65a6dbd9733baab96313c9fe76a76e93f484

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-53178(2)

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

Affected Packages

(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 7.2~rc7-1~exp1 (350 versions)
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.2~rc7-1~exp1 (174 versions)
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.0.9-1~bpo13+1 (145 versions)7.0.13-1

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 61× 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 214 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
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  11. 2026-08-30 19:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  16. 2026-08-28 00:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-08-25 01:28 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-25 01:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-23 11:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  3. 2026-08-22 22:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  5. 2026-08-22 10:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-21 19:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-21 07:31 UTCEG score recompute
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  20. 2026-08-17 09:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  25. 2026-08-16 08:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  27. 2026-08-15 20:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-53178?
CVE-2026-53178 is a high vulnerability published on June 25, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: rtwmlme: add bounds checks before ielength subtraction Add guards to ensure ie_length is large enough before subtracting fixed IE offsets to prevent unsigned integer underflow.
When was CVE-2026-53178 disclosed?
CVE-2026-53178 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 25, 2026, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-53178 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-53178 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 76.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-53178?
CVE-2026-53178 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 8.1 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-53178?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-53178, 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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