CVE-2026-72054

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-15. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

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

net: ip_vti: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink

vti_changelink() operates on at most two netns, dev_net(dev) and the tunnel link netns t->net. They differ once the device is created in or moved to a netns other than the one the request runs in. The rtnl changelink path checks CAP_NET_ADMIN only against dev_net(dev), so a caller privileged there but not in t->net can rewrite a tunnel that lives in t->net.

Gate vti_changelink() on rtnl_dev_link_net_capable() at its top, before any attribute is parsed.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(high)
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
6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 15, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

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

net: ip_vti: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/973ead9e565423642e4533e1547b5d2c0476fb03
generic

net: ip_vti: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95cceadbfd52d7239bd730afdda0655287d77425
generic

net: ip_vti: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9571af2eec8023af9a1671b7f2cd4ab400011724
generic

net: ip_vti: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88b33ee458a6ca5fbef6c53b9dba772da69dab68
generic

net: ip_vti: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d8bc0dc99472d62c57c2a3d436e6ab408592bda
generic

net: ip_vti: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33fd93961557ec8e3e9958995b28684c5f949394
generic

net: ip_vti: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32edf8aa297745226854eda2d96c0fac66c1bb15
generic

net: ip_vti: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1caf737e625143c6f23c32d2b747b1a3e42e5699

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72054(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 30× in last 7d / 30× 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 22:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 09:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-19 21:02 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-19 21:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-19 08:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-18 20:00 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-18 20:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-18 07:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-17 19:02 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-17 19:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-17 06:22 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-17 06:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-17 06:01 UTCEG score recompute▲ 8.80
  19. 2026-08-17 06:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-17 05:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.8 · severity → HIGH
  21. 2026-08-17 05:34 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-17 05:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-17 05:24 UTCMITRE cvelistV5
  24. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
Show 5 more
  1. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-15 06:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-15 06:23 UTCNVD update
  4. 2026-08-15 06:18 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-15 06:02 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72054?
CVE-2026-72054 is a high vulnerability published on August 15, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ipvti: require CAPNET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink vtichangelink() operates on at most two netns, devnet(dev) and the tunnel link netns t->net. They differ once the device is created in or moved to a netns other…
When was CVE-2026-72054 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72054 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-2026-72054 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72054 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 93.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72054?
CVE-2026-72054 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72054?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72054, 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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