CVE-2026-72144

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-15. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 5 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:

platform/x86: dell-laptop: fix missing cleanups in init error path

dell_init() initializes several resources after dell_setup_rfkill(), including the optional touchpad LED, keyboard backlight LED, battery hook, debugfs directory and dell-laptop notifier.

If a later LED or backlight registration fails, the error path only tears down the battery hook and rfkill resources. This leaves the notifier, debugfs directory, keyboard backlight LED and optional touchpad LED registered after dell_init() returns an error.

Add the missing cleanup calls before tearing down rfkill.

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
6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 15, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

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

platform/x86: dell-laptop: fix missing cleanups in init error path - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4908b3bed755f73870416b971e162a8d0ef0aef
generic

platform/x86: dell-laptop: fix missing cleanups in init error path - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b351e082711d12f075a36a6cd67709693689315f
generic

platform/x86: dell-laptop: fix missing cleanups in init error path - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e9cab2247e5b243ae2d907ce7c948a8a9c8d61a
generic

platform/x86: dell-laptop: fix missing cleanups in init error path - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bd76d5421a72d2526c9be8f01f55bee960f899f
generic

platform/x86: dell-laptop: fix missing cleanups in init error path - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e41ca4a7fba2e680d6950e9511245255fffa46c

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72144(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 32× in last 7d / 32× 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 04:41 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 04:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 17:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 05:51 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 05:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 18:04 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 18:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-18 06:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-17 19:01 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-17 19:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-17 06:18 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-17 06:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-17 06:00 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.80
  21. 2026-08-17 06:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-17 05:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.8 · severity → HIGH
  23. 2026-08-17 05:33 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-17 05:33 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. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-15 06:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-15 06:23 UTCNVD update
  6. 2026-08-15 06:11 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-15 06:02 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72144?
CVE-2026-72144 is a high vulnerability published on August 15, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: dell-laptop: fix missing cleanups in init error path dellinit() initializes several resources after dellsetup_rfkill(), including the optional touchpad LED, keyboard backlight LED, battery hook, debugfs directory and…
When was CVE-2026-72144 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72144 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-2026-72144 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72144 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 94.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72144?
CVE-2026-72144 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72144?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72144, 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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