CVE-2026-72252

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

“—” beside the score: it is equal to the CVSS score beside it.

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, GitHub Security Advisory, a secondary CVSS source
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixRemediate within your standard update timelines (the SSVC decision on this page).
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.2%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: don't leak bad clone into future transaction

On memory allocation failure the cloned nft_pipapo_match can enter a bad state:

  • some fields can have their lookup tables resized while others did
not
  • bits might have been toggled
  • scratch map can be undersized which also means m->bsize_max can be
lower than what is required

This means that the next insertion in the same batch can trigger out-of-bounds writes.

Furthermore, a failure in the first can result in the bad clone to leak into the next transaction because the abort callback is never executed in this case (the upper layer saw an error and no attempt to allocate a transactional request was made).

Record a state for the nft_pipapo_match structure:

  • NEW (pristine clone)
  • MOD (modified clone with good state)
  • ERR (potentially bogus content)

Then make it so that deletes and insertions fail when the clone entered ERR state.

In case the very first insert attempt results in an error, free the clone right away.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
35
EG Risk 35/100

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score. It fuses impact severity (EG Severity, the CVSS base score, never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score) with real-world exploitation and automatability, under weights EchelonGraph set by hand, so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner.

How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)
Severity78% × 45%
Impact severity (EG Severity): CVSS 7.8 of 10. Never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score.
Exploitation0.2% × 40%
FIRST EPSS: the 30-day exploitation probability when EchelonGraph scored this CVE.
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA's SSVC Automatable value: no (Vulnrichment).
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
EPSS PROB
0.2%
EPSS %ILE
5th
KEV
Not listed

What the EG score is made of (scorer v4.0: the three questions the 0–10 score mixes, published apart · methodology)

The EG score (7.8): severity, escalated by confirmed exploitation. This CVE's 7.8 is its impact severity (EG Severity), not escalated.

EG Severity
7.8 HIGHCVSS-B, impact only: no KEV listing, EPSS or EG-KEV tier raises it.GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
EG Likelihood
0.2% within 30 daysSource: FIRST EPSS (model v2026.06.15, score date 2026-10-17). FIRST's exploitation probability, not an EchelonGraph model.
Confirmed exploitation
None on record (CISA KEV, EG-KEV Tier 1)Reported apart from the likelihood: an observed fact, not a probability.
EG Priority
SSVC Track at medium mission impactTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).CISA BOD 26-04: 14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.Each input and its source: the SSVC and BOD 26-04 blocks below.

SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table

BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.

In CISA KEV no (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it

Published

August 15, 2026

Last Modified

October 16, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Aug 17, 2026
Patch available.
Web page

netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: don't leak bad clone into future transaction - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e74f9680e1b64872a51cc7b5bda1edaaa08aa51f
Web page

netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: don't leak bad clone into future transaction - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/610e3b73efaec3dd81a95dcda2421ad7d9795bd0
Web page

netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: don't leak bad clone into future transaction - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47e65eff50691f0a5b79d325e28d83ec1da43bcf
Web page

netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: don't leak bad clone into future transaction - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/047e813324eac2ac60cddfb58bcdbd0144eadb09
Web page

netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: don't leak bad clone into future transaction - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02b6b0e892aea582590671796fd6eff5b93ea93f

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72252(1)

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

Patch Availability(9)

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 6.1.99-1 (56 versions)
  • every version up to 6.1.187-1: fixed in 6.1.187-1
—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.96-1 (31 versions)
  • every version up to 6.12.100-1: fixed in 6.12.100-1
—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.1~rc7-1~exp1 (160 versions)
  • every version up to 7.1.5-1: fixed in 7.1.5-1
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All Vendor Advisories

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Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 75× in last 30d)

Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. 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. An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 99 of 219 refreshes on record for this CVE.

A repeat, a row identical to one the same pipeline wrote less than 10 seconds earlier, is not a separate refresh and is not counted. 1 repeat row among the latest 100 is merged into the row it repeats. The 120 oldest rows on record are not shown and were not checked, so the counts can still include repeats.

  1. 2026-10-19 16:33 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 5th percentile
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  5. 2026-10-16 19:42 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-10-16 19:41 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  7. 2026-10-16 19:03 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-10-16 19:03 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  9. 2026-10-16 16:44 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 5th percentile
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  14. 2026-10-13 08:17 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-10-13 08:17 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  16. 2026-10-12 16:34 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 5th percentile
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  1. 2026-10-06 22:43 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-10-06 22:43 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-10-06 22:43 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  4. 2026-10-06 15:18 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 5th percentile
  5. 2026-10-06 09:16 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-10-06 09:16 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  7. 2026-10-05 17:43 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 5th percentile
  8. 2026-10-05 12:37 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-10-05 12:37 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  10. 2026-10-04 23:22 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 5th percentile
  11. 2026-10-04 22:04 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  12. 2026-10-04 06:41 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  13. 2026-10-03 19:36 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-10-03 19:36 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  15. 2026-10-03 14:26 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 5th percentile
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  17. 2026-10-02 18:22 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  18. 2026-10-02 07:12 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  19. 2026-10-01 08:15 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  20. 2026-09-30 21:11 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-30 21:11 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  22. 2026-09-30 15:03 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 5th percentile
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  24. 2026-09-29 00:17 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  25. 2026-09-28 13:52 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 6th percentile
  26. 2026-09-28 10:16 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  27. 2026-09-27 23:06 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-09-27 23:06 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  29. 2026-09-27 13:48 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 6th percentile
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  31. 2026-09-27 08:43 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  32. 2026-09-26 15:59 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 6th percentile
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  34. 2026-09-25 02:46 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  35. 2026-09-24 08:02 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
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  37. 2026-09-23 20:40 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
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  39. 2026-09-23 08:02 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
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  41. 2026-09-22 20:50 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
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  43. 2026-09-22 07:42 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
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  45. 2026-09-21 20:38 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
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  48. 2026-09-20 21:12 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
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  52. 2026-09-19 23:01 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
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  55. 2026-09-18 22:02 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
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  57. 2026-09-18 09:26 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
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  59. 2026-09-17 22:21 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
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  62. 2026-09-16 23:40 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
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  65. 2026-09-16 06:31 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
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  67. 2026-09-15 19:26 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
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  69. 2026-09-15 07:40 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
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  71. 2026-09-14 20:36 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
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  73. 2026-09-14 08:10 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-wp7x-h4hq-8jpw · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72252?
CVE-2026-72252 is a high-severity vulnerability; its CVE record was published on August 15, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nftsetpipapo: don't leak bad clone into future transaction On memory allocation failure the cloned nftpipapomatch can enter a bad state: some fields can have their lookup tables resized while others did not bits might…
When was the CVE record for CVE-2026-72252 published?
The CVE record for CVE-2026-72252 was published on August 15, 2026. That is the record's publication date; the vulnerability itself may have been made public earlier. EchelonGraph's copy of the record carries a last-modified date of October 16, 2026; the record at its source may have been updated since.
Is CVE-2026-72252 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72252 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (5th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72252?
CVE-2026-72252 has a CVSS base score of 7.8 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72252?
A fix for CVE-2026-72252 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-72252 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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