CVE-2026-72462

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-15. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: 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:

apparmor: fix race in unix socket mediation when peer_path is used

The holding a reference to the peer_sk is not enough to ensure access to the peer sk path. Accessing the path outside of the state lock allows for a race with unix_release_sock(). Fix this by taking the state lock and getting a reference to the path under lock.

Ideally for connected sockets we would cache this information so we don't have to take the lock here. But for now just fix the race.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(high)
EG Risk
44(Track)
EG Risk 44/100SSVC: 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
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 15, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

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

apparmor: fix race in unix socket mediation when peer_path is used - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8ea44f6090c087fe255d9512fb808574b4d88e8
generic

apparmor: fix race in unix socket mediation when peer_path is used - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d680472db98823d90fc91362910901e468269318
generic

apparmor: fix race in unix socket mediation when peer_path is used - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1aea2c1960771a276d7e68c7424168eccd0c3da

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72462(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 29× in last 7d / 29× 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 18:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 06:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-19 18:22 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-19 18:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-19 06:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-18 18:39 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-18 18:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-18 06:49 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 06:28 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-17 06:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-17 05:57 UTCEG score recompute▲ 8.80
  19. 2026-08-17 05:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-17 05:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.8 · severity → HIGH
  21. 2026-08-17 05:28 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-17 05:28 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 4 more
  1. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-15 06:23 UTCNVD update
  3. 2026-08-15 06:03 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-15 06:02 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72462?
CVE-2026-72462 is a high vulnerability published on August 15, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: fix race in unix socket mediation when peer_path is used The holding a reference to the peer_sk is not enough to ensure access to the peer sk path. Accessing the path outside of the state lock allows for a race with…
When was CVE-2026-72462 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72462 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-2026-72462 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72462 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 96.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72462?
CVE-2026-72462 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72462?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72462, 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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