CVE-2026-68452

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-13. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: 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:

s390/zcrypt: Validate length for CCA AES cipher key requests

cca_cipher2protkey() derives the copy length for the CPRB parameter block directly from the length field in the key token. Reject the request early if the token length exceeds the available space in the parameter block.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(high)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: 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
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 13, 2026

Last Modified

August 19, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Aug 14, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

s390/zcrypt: Validate length for CCA AES cipher key requests - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad93a1f1a45652478c0cf4eb029114e03af57f3b
generic

s390/zcrypt: Validate length for CCA AES cipher key requests - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fc46deceda076d429ef3fab2ccf8d96629ebd23
generic

s390/zcrypt: Validate length for CCA AES cipher key requests - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/406b317ea2b501f6f5eca1264293c9399a73a778
generic

s390/zcrypt: Validate length for CCA AES cipher key requests - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3859f630b674801a00bca39bc451f52288591f65
generic

s390/zcrypt: Validate length for CCA AES cipher key requests - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06afe425d5283b9764303de47f554da5a808ce8a

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-68452(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 33× in last 7d / 41× 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. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 19:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 06:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-19 17:39 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-19 17:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-19 16:46 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-19 16:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-19 10:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 21:48 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 21:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-18 08:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-17 19:36 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-17 19:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-17 06:30 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-17 06:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-17 05:35 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-17 05:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-16 17:15 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-16 17:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
Show 16 more
  1. 2026-08-16 04:09 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-16 04:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-15 15:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-15 01:57 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-15 01:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-14 12:52 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-14 12:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-13 23:46 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-13 23:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-13 23:03 UTCEG score recompute 7.80
  12. 2026-08-13 23:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-13 23:03 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.8 · severity → HIGH
  14. 2026-08-13 15:22 UTCNVD update
  15. 2026-08-13 14:22 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-13 14:21 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-68452?
CVE-2026-68452 is a high vulnerability published on August 13, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/zcrypt: Validate length for CCA AES cipher key requests cca_cipher2protkey() derives the copy length for the CPRB parameter block directly from the length field in the key token. Reject the request early if the token length…
When was CVE-2026-68452 disclosed?
CVE-2026-68452 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 13, 2026, with the most recent update on August 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-68452 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-68452 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 97.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-68452?
CVE-2026-68452 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-68452?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-68452, 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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