CVE-2026-72201

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-15. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: 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:

ntfs: validate index entries on reading

Validate index entries immediately after reading an index root or index block from disk. This eliminates repeated checks in lookup and readdir, and reduce the risk of missing checks in those paths.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
49(Track)
EG Risk 49/100SSVC: 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
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
42%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 15, 2026

Last Modified

August 18, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 18, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

ntfs: validate index entries on reading - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2b95d3adb558ddd5685f9e072ec8661d57ee3a9
generic

ntfs: validate index entries on reading - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2221b691d7b2e17f08153f95848dacaa5d87e21d

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72201(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 50× in last 7d / 50× 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 00:20 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 00:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 20:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 16:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-20 12:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-20 08:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-20 04:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-20 00:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-19 19:59 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-19 19:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-19 15:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-19 11:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-19 07:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-19 03:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-18 23:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-18 19:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-18 15:36 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-18 15:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-18 11:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-18 07:25 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-18 07:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-18 07:03 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-18 07:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-18 03:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-17 23:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-17 19:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-17 14:25 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-17 14:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-17 10:23 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-17 10:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-17 06:20 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-17 06:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-17 06:00 UTCEG score recompute 9.80
  14. 2026-08-17 06:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-17 05:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 9.8 · severity → CRITICAL
  16. 2026-08-17 05:32 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-17 05:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-17 05:24 UTCMITRE cvelistV5
  19. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-15 06:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-15 06:23 UTCNVD update
  24. 2026-08-15 06:10 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-15 06:02 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72201?
CVE-2026-72201 is a critical vulnerability published on August 15, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: validate index entries on reading Validate index entries immediately after reading an index root or index block from disk. This eliminates repeated checks in lookup and readdir, and reduce the risk of missing checks in those…
When was CVE-2026-72201 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72201 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 15, 2026, with the most recent update on August 18, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-72201 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72201 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 58.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72201?
CVE-2026-72201 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72201?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72201, 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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