CVE-2026-53266

CRITICALPre-NVD 8.89.0
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

“▲” beside the score: it is higher than the CVSS score beside it.

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-09-18), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. A secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8 retained for reference (NVD's own analysis pending). Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, EPSS, GitHub Security Advisory, a secondary CVSS source
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV) — the reason this is sooner than the SSVC decision on this page at low or medium mission impact
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 0.8%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: Public PoCExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

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

netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable

The ebtables SNAT target keeps the Ethernet source address rewrite behind skb_ensure_writable(skb, 0). This is intentional: at the bridge ebtables hooks the Ethernet header is addressed through skb_mac_header()/eth_hdr(), while skb->data points at the Ethernet payload. Asking skb_ensure_writable() for ETH_HLEN bytes would check the payload, not the Ethernet header, and would reintroduce the small packet regression fixed by commit 63137bc5882a.

However, the optional ARP sender hardware address rewrite is different. It writes through skb_store_bits() at an offset relative to skb->data:

skb_store_bits(skb, sizeof(struct arphdr), info->mac, ETH_ALEN)

skb_header_pointer() only safely reads the ARP header; it does not make the later sender hardware address range writable. If that range is still held in a nonlinear skb fragment backed by a splice-imported file page, skb_store_bits() maps the frag page and copies the new MAC address directly into it.

Ensure the ARP SHA range is writable before reading the ARP header and before calling skb_store_bits().

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
9.0CRITICALhigh confidence
EG Risk
81
EG Risk 81/100

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 (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)
Severity90% × 45%
The EG Score, 9.0 of 10.
Exploitation100% × 40%
Fixed at 100% for a CISA KEV listing: EchelonGraph's rule.
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA's SSVC Automatable value: no (Vulnrichment).
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at low, Attend at medium and Act at high mission impact.
Exploitation active (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low, sooner than that at medium and as soon as possible at high mission impact.
EPSS PROB
0.8%
EPSS %ILE
56th
KEV
⚠ Exploited

SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at low, Attend at medium and Act at high mission impact.

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low, sooner than that at medium and as soon as possible at high mission impact.

Exploitation active (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table

BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)3 days & forensic triage if the affected system is publicly exposed; 14 days if it is not.

In CISA KEV yes (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it

CISA required action“Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.”

Quoted verbatim from CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. CISA directs it at US federal civilian executive branch agencies under Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 26-04, which replaced BOD 22-01 on 10 June 2026; it is not EchelonGraph's advice. CISA's notes: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf84ad7c7a9ede46e31afaa41a1ba06a159e8c87 · https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76280b78cc9f23bdc6438e10ad6dff148ef8375b · https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7e91939ba9be805a62a257fa4e227dffbb88fa0 · https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afd64b59c3de9bbbdd3759e834fdc55cda716e0b · https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/153ea96c806aea395daba907a4f88480b6ad5093 · https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b18675263db1147c8e1cab625400c13a0d87bd2d · https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9b5ff59feffb92a147a84a5aa28acd2cb8ff4c5 · https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67ba971ae02514d85818fe0c32549ab4bfa3bf49 · https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk · https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk

Published

June 25, 2026

Last Modified

September 19, 2026

Advisory Details (9)

Auto-updated Oct 12, 2026
⚠️ Actively exploited (CISA KEV, CISA Vulnrichment). Patch available. Sources: cisa.
CISA🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-53266
Web page

netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9b5ff59feffb92a147a84a5aa28acd2cb8ff4c5
Web page

netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf84ad7c7a9ede46e31afaa41a1ba06a159e8c87
Web page

netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7e91939ba9be805a62a257fa4e227dffbb88fa0
Web page

netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b18675263db1147c8e1cab625400c13a0d87bd2d
Web page

netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afd64b59c3de9bbbdd3759e834fdc55cda716e0b
Web page

netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76280b78cc9f23bdc6438e10ad6dff148ef8375b
Web page

netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67ba971ae02514d85818fe0c32549ab4bfa3bf49
Web page

netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/153ea96c806aea395daba907a4f88480b6ad5093

Patch Availability(30)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1063.66) @ noble2026-10-11ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1070.78) @ noble2026-10-11ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-edge (7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1) @ noble2026-10-11ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-hwe-24.04-edge (7.0.0-1018.18~24.04.1) @ noble2026-10-11ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-hwe-26.04 (7.0.0-2018.18) @ resolute2026-10-11ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-hwe-24.04-edge (7.0.0-1018.18) @ resolute2026-10-11ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1118.115) @ jammy2026-10-11ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1) @ noble2026-10-11ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.15.0-1080 (5.15.0-1080.84) @ jammy2026-10-11ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-realtime-7.0 (7.0.0-1019.19) @ resolute2026-10-11ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (7.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1) @ noble2026-10-11ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-26.04-edge (7.0.0-31.31) @ resolute2026-10-11ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oem-7.0 (7.0.0-1013.13) @ resolute2026-10-11ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-ibm-7.0 (7.0.0-1013.13) @ resolute2026-10-11ubuntu
redhatkernel-0:2.6.32-754.64.1.el62026-09-30redhat
redhatkernel-0:6.12.0-231.20.el10nv2026-09-25redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:5.14.0-284.194.1.rt14.479.el9_22026-09-24redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-477.169.1.el8_82026-09-24redhat
redhatkernel-0:6.12.0-55.106.1.el10_02026-09-24redhat
redhatkernel-0:3.10.0-1160.164.1.el72026-09-24redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-284.194.1.el9_22026-09-24redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-305.209.1.el8_42026-09-24redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-427.152.1.el9_42026-09-24redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:3.10.0-1160.164.1.rt56.1316.el72026-09-24redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-570.143.1.el9_62026-09-24redhat
redhatkernel-0:6.12.0-211.59.1.el10_22026-09-24redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-372.217.1.el8_62026-09-23redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.143.1.rt7.484.el8_102026-07-14redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-553.143.1.el8_102026-07-14redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-687.23.1.el9_82026-07-08redhat

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.

Affected Packages

(5 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux5.10.103-1 ... 5.10.92-2 (54 versions)
  • every version up to 5.10.259-1: fixed in 5.10.259-1
—
linux-6.16.1.106-3~deb11u1 ... 6.1.174-1~deb11u1 (20 versions)
  • every version up to 6.1.176-1~deb11u1: fixed in 6.1.176-1~deb11u1
—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 6.1.99-1 (53 versions)
  • every version up to 6.1.176-1: fixed in 6.1.176-1
—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.94-1~bpo12+1 (27 versions)
  • every version up to 6.12.94-1: fixed in 6.12.94-1
—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.0.9-1~bpo13+1 (146 versions)
  • every version up to 7.0.13-1: fixed in 7.0.13-1
—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Additional Vendor Advisories

(9)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 70× in last 7d / 383× in last 30d)

Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. 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. An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 676 refreshes on record for this CVE.

A repeat, a row identical to one the same pipeline wrote less than 10 seconds earlier, is not a separate refresh and is not counted. None are among the latest 100 rows. The 576 oldest rows on record are not shown and were not checked, so the counts can still include repeats.

  1. 2026-10-14 16:33 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.8% · 56th percentile
  2. 2026-10-14 10:26 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-10-14 10:26 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-10-14 10:26 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  5. 2026-10-13 16:34 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.8% · 56th percentile
  6. 2026-10-13 08:53 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-10-13 08:53 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-10-13 08:53 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  9. 2026-10-12 16:34 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.8% · 56th percentile
  10. 2026-10-12 15:57 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-10-12 07:22 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-10-12 07:21 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  13. 2026-10-12 03:19 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-10-12 03:19 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  15. 2026-10-11 23:18 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-10-11 23:17 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  17. 2026-10-11 19:17 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-10-11 19:17 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-10-11 19:17 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  20. 2026-10-11 16:55 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-10-11 15:16 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-10-11 15:15 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  23. 2026-10-11 14:19 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-10-11 13:49 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.8% · 56th percentile
  25. 2026-10-11 11:15 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-10-11 11:14 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  2. 2026-10-11 07:14 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-10-11 07:13 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  4. 2026-10-11 03:13 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-10-11 03:12 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  6. 2026-10-10 23:11 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-10-10 23:11 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-10-10 23:11 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  9. 2026-10-10 20:00 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.8% · 56th percentile
  10. 2026-10-10 19:11 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-10-10 19:10 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  12. 2026-10-10 15:08 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-10-10 15:07 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  14. 2026-10-10 11:07 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-10-10 11:07 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  16. 2026-10-10 07:06 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-10-10 07:06 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  18. 2026-10-10 03:05 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-10-10 03:04 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  20. 2026-10-09 23:04 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-10-09 23:04 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-10-09 23:03 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  23. 2026-10-09 20:07 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.8% · 56th percentile
  24. 2026-10-09 19:02 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-10-09 19:01 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  26. 2026-10-09 15:01 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-10-09 15:00 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  28. 2026-10-09 11:00 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-10-09 10:59 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  30. 2026-10-09 06:58 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-10-09 06:58 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  32. 2026-10-09 02:57 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-10-09 02:57 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  34. 2026-10-08 22:56 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-10-08 22:56 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  36. 2026-10-08 18:55 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-10-08 18:55 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-10-08 18:55 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  39. 2026-10-08 17:12 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.8% · 56th percentile
  40. 2026-10-08 14:53 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-10-08 14:53 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  42. 2026-10-08 10:52 UTCVendor advisory
  43. 2026-10-08 10:52 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  44. 2026-10-08 06:51 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-10-08 06:51 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  46. 2026-10-08 02:50 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-10-08 02:50 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-10-08 02:50 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  49. 2026-10-07 23:48 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.8% · 56th percentile
  50. 2026-10-07 22:49 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-10-07 22:49 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  52. 2026-10-07 18:49 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-10-07 18:48 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  54. 2026-10-07 14:48 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-10-07 14:48 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  56. 2026-10-07 10:47 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-10-07 10:47 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  58. 2026-10-07 06:46 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-10-07 06:46 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  60. 2026-10-07 02:45 UTCVendor advisory
  61. 2026-10-07 02:45 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  62. 2026-10-06 22:44 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-10-06 22:44 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  64. 2026-10-06 18:43 UTCEG score recompute
  65. 2026-10-06 18:43 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-10-06 18:43 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  67. 2026-10-06 15:18 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.8% · 56th percentile
  68. 2026-10-06 14:42 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-10-06 14:42 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  70. 2026-10-06 10:41 UTCVendor advisory
  71. 2026-10-06 10:41 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  72. 2026-10-06 06:40 UTCVendor advisory
  73. 2026-10-06 06:40 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  74. 2026-10-06 02:39 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-10-06 02:39 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-xmhg-rr34-2chj · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Public exploit code is referenced for this CVE (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly.

  • GitHub PoCmc493/linux-kernel-zero-day-mitigation-zero-downtime-kernel-defense-
    Published Sep 22, 2026

    Neutralizing CISA active Linux kernel CVEs (CVE-2025-39964, CVE-2026-53266, CVE-2025-39682) via modern eBPF, module disarmament, and containerd user namespaces.

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2026-53266?
CVE-2026-53266 is a critical-severity vulnerability; its CVE record was published on June 25, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable The ebtables SNAT target keeps the Ethernet source address rewrite behind skbensurewritable(skb, 0). This is intentional: at the bridge ebtables hooks the Ethernet header is…
When was the CVE record for CVE-2026-53266 published?
The CVE record for CVE-2026-53266 was published on June 25, 2026. That is the record's publication date; the vulnerability itself may have been made public earlier. EchelonGraph's copy of the record carries a last-modified date of September 19, 2026; the record at its source may have been updated since.
Is CVE-2026-53266 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2026-53266 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on September 18, 2026, affecting Linux Kernel. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate attention. A fix is available. Apply it.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-53266?
CVE-2026-53266 has a CVSS base score of 8.8 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0 (CRITICAL).
Which products are affected by CVE-2026-53266?
CVE-2026-53266 affects Linux Kernel. The affected packages EchelonGraph has on record, with version ranges, are listed in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-53266?
A fix for CVE-2026-53266 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-53266 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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