CVE-2026-72356

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:

cifs: Fix missing credit release on failure in cifs_issue_read()

Fix missing release of credits in the failure path in cifs_issue_read() lest retrying the subreq just overwrites the credits value.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(high)
EG Risk
39(Track)
EG Risk 39/100SSVC: 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
48%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 15, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

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

cifs: Fix missing credit release on failure in cifs_issue_read() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c16b8c4cfb4fe2244cc33e469a93c1ab8684146b
generic

cifs: Fix missing credit release on failure in cifs_issue_read() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9ee1f0347bf56d019ca28ddff090234bb45b05c
generic

cifs: Fix missing credit release on failure in cifs_issue_read() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86652704a7fd41a5a8459027e08640bbd1952826
generic

cifs: Fix missing credit release on failure in cifs_issue_read() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a303f985c6bec8787c2ad4a16b39c14c5bcd765

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72356(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 20:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 07:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-19 19:47 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-19 19:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-19 07:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-18 19:23 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-18 19:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-18 07:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-17 18:59 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-17 18:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-17 06:29 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-17 06:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-17 05:58 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.50
  19. 2026-08-17 05:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-17 05:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.5 · severity → HIGH
  21. 2026-08-17 05:30 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-17 05:30 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 06:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-15 06:23 UTCNVD update
  4. 2026-08-15 06:06 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-15 06:02 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72356?
CVE-2026-72356 is a high vulnerability published on August 15, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix missing credit release on failure in cifsissueread() Fix missing release of credits in the failure path in cifsissueread() lest retrying the subreq just overwrites the credits value.
When was CVE-2026-72356 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72356 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-2026-72356 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72356 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 52.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72356?
CVE-2026-72356 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72356?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72356, 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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