CVE-2026-68472

HIGHPre-NVD 8.18.1
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-15. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
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:

wifi: cfg80211: validate EHT MLE before MLD ID read

cfg80211_gen_new_ie() copies ML probe response elements from the parent frame when the parent EHT multi-link element has an MLD ID matching the nontransmitted BSSID index.

The code only checked that the extension element had more than one byte before calling ieee80211_mle_get_mld_id(). That helper assumes a BASIC MLE with enough common info and documents that callers must first use ieee80211_mle_type_ok().

Attack chain: malicious AP sends a short EHT MLE in an MBSSID beacon. cfg80211_inform_bss_frame_data() stores the copied IE buffer. cfg80211_parse_mbssid_data() builds the nontransmitted BSS IE. cfg80211_gen_new_ie() sees the EHT MLE in the parent frame. ieee80211_mle_get_mld_id() then reads past the IE boundary.

Validate the MLE type and size before reading the MLD ID. This matches the contract required by the MLE helper and rejects the short element before any internal MLE fields are accessed.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(high)
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
22%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 15, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 17, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

wifi: cfg80211: validate EHT MLE before MLD ID read - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74e27cd1d98b546fdb276008a83708d062339661
generic

wifi: cfg80211: validate EHT MLE before MLD ID read - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/584657c5fc58d7a840623a2fa06331c9661dd0f1
generic

wifi: cfg80211: validate EHT MLE before MLD ID read - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b0505e43da8fb5b2a7994c3c3604e5a74692154

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-68472(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 31× in last 7d / 31× 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. 2026-08-21 05:58 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 05:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 18:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 06:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 18:25 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-19 18:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-19 06:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 18:42 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 18:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-18 06:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-17 19:03 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-17 19:03 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 06:01 UTCEG score recompute 8.10
  21. 2026-08-17 06:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-17 05:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.1 · severity → HIGH
  23. 2026-08-17 05:35 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-17 05:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-17 05:24 UTCMITRE cvelistV5
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  1. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-15 06:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-15 06:20 UTCNVD update
  5. 2026-08-15 06:20 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-15 06:02 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-68472?
CVE-2026-68472 is a high vulnerability published on August 15, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: validate EHT MLE before MLD ID read cfg80211gennew_ie() copies ML probe response elements from the parent frame when the parent EHT multi-link element has an MLD ID matching the nontransmitted BSSID index. The code…
When was CVE-2026-68472 disclosed?
CVE-2026-68472 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 15, 2026, with the most recent update on August 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-68472 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-68472 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 77.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-68472?
CVE-2026-68472 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-68472?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-68472, 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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