CVE-2026-72254

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-15. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: 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:

netfilter: nft_fib: reject fib expression on the netdev egress hook

A fib expression in a netdev egress base chain dereferences nft_in(pkt), NULL on the transmit path, causing a NULL pointer dereference at eval. nft_fib_validate() masks the hook with NF_INET_* values, but netdev hook numbers are a separate enum that aliases them (NF_NETDEV_EGRESS == NF_INET_LOCAL_IN), so an egress chain passes validation and then faults.

Add nft_fib_netdev_validate() that limits each result/flag to the netdev hook where the device it reads exists: the input-device cases (OIF, OIFNAME, ADDRTYPE with F_IIF) to ingress, the output-device case (ADDRTYPE with F_OIF) to egress, ADDRTYPE with no device flag to both. Also restrict nft_fib_validate() to NFPROTO_IPV4/IPV6/INET so its NF_INET_* masks are not applied to another family's hooks.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(high)
EG Risk
38(Track)
EG Risk 38/100SSVC: 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
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
46%
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

netfilter: nft_fib: reject fib expression on the netdev egress hook - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f68305267ebda7e839b5e8f77e8d77535a3d5a0f
generic

netfilter: nft_fib: reject fib expression on the netdev egress hook - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d07955dd34ecae17d35d8c7d0a273a3fba653a8c
generic

netfilter: nft_fib: reject fib expression on the netdev egress hook - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d01c913febead04a01a5f3a6374d1f45504dc523
generic

netfilter: nft_fib: reject fib expression on the netdev egress hook - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/568931f26af4727a51e8521f72efbc78d3b82410
generic

netfilter: nft_fib: reject fib expression on the netdev egress hook - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fee43759b489559a491f7c95f9bfa7a1d0c7a10

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72254(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 28× in last 7d / 28× 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 06:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-19 18:24 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-19 18:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-19 05:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-18 18:14 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-18 18:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-18 06:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-17 19:00 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-17 19:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-17 06:20 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-17 06:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-17 05:59 UTCEG score recompute 7.50
  17. 2026-08-17 05:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-17 05:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.5 · severity → HIGH
  19. 2026-08-17 05:31 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-17 05:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-17 05:24 UTCMITRE cvelistV5
  22. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-15 06:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
Show 3 more
  1. 2026-08-15 06:23 UTCNVD update
  2. 2026-08-15 06:09 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-15 06:02 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72254?
CVE-2026-72254 is a high vulnerability published on August 15, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_fib: reject fib expression on the netdev egress hook A fib expression in a netdev egress base chain dereferences nft_in(pkt), NULL on the transmit path, causing a NULL pointer dereference at eval. nftfibvalidate()…
When was CVE-2026-72254 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72254 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-2026-72254 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72254 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 54.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72254?
CVE-2026-72254 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72254?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72254, 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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