CVE-2026-72492

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

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

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, GitHub Security Advisory, a secondary CVSS source
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
8.8EG
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: 0.6%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

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

ksmbd: fix use-after-free in same_client_has_lease()

same_client_has_lease() returns an opinfo pointer from ci->m_op_list after dropping ci->m_lock without taking a reference.

smb_grant_oplock() then dereferences that pointer in copy_lease() and when checking breaking_cnt. A concurrent close can remove the old lease from ci->m_op_list and drop the last reference before the caller uses the returned pointer, leading to a use-after-free.

Take a reference when same_client_has_lease() selects an existing lease, drop any previous match while scanning, and release the returned reference in smb_grant_oplock() after copying the lease state.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
40
EG Risk 40/100

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)
Severity88% × 45%
Impact severity (EG Severity): CVSS 8.8 of 10. Never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score.
Exploitation0.6% × 40%
FIRST EPSS: the 30-day exploitation probability when EchelonGraph scored this CVE.
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA's BOD 26-04 default: no one has published Automatable for this CVE, and CISA treats it as “no” for a CVE not in KEV.
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
Exploitation none (no CISA value, KEV listing or exploit code on record) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). EchelonGraph holds no SSVC assessment of this CVE from CISA: none of these inputs is from 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
0.6%
EPSS %ILE
49th
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 (8.8): severity, escalated by confirmed exploitation. This CVE's 8.8 is its impact severity (EG Severity), not escalated.

EG Severity
8.8 HIGHCVSS-B, impact only: no KEV listing, EPSS or EG-KEV tier raises it.GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
EG Likelihood
0.6% within 30 daysSource: FIRST EPSS (model v2026.06.15, score date 2026-10-19). 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 (no CISA value, KEV listing or exploit code on record) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). EchelonGraph holds no SSVC assessment of this CVE from CISA: none of these inputs is from 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's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). Where an input reads “CISA's BOD 26-04 default”, no one has published it for this CVE, and CISA's implementation guidance says: “If “Automatable” and “Technical Impact” information items about a CVE ID are not available and the CVE ID is not in the KEV Catalog, CISA will treat its values as “no” and “total,” respectively, until CISA or a third party provides metadata about the CVE ID. CISA will always provide the Vulnrichment data for a CVE ID listed in the KEV Catalog.” 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

August 17, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated Aug 17, 2026
Patch available.
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ksmbd: fix use-after-free in same_client_has_lease() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaa3bb2bbf2ccbfea9e4e0b9dabf3afc60b50cd0
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ksmbd: fix use-after-free in same_client_has_lease() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c3264d273d524aa6adcce23c01087271f13586f
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ksmbd: fix use-after-free in same_client_has_lease() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79c7c59bb519db6f5a2a151965e825ec725614cc
Web page

ksmbd: fix use-after-free in same_client_has_lease() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65b655f65c3ca1ab5d598d3832bb0ff531725858
Web page

ksmbd: fix use-after-free in same_client_has_lease() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35d3d6ff2bc1e7aaecb15d5377ebbd6227acae0d
Web page

ksmbd: fix use-after-free in same_client_has_lease() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ff82a9cf9312678d8bc4edeef0b6e82659ac12a
Web page

ksmbd: fix use-after-free in same_client_has_lease() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09634cd055d9bd8dd167995ea52bcd8028dd5dac

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72492(1)

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

Patch Availability(15)

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 (55 versions)
  • every version up to 6.1.180-1: fixed in 6.1.180-1
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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
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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 11× in last 7d / 71× 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 100 of 207 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. None are among the latest 100 rows. The 107 oldest rows on record are not shown and were not checked, so the counts can still include repeats.

  1. 2026-10-19 17:18 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-10-19 17:18 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-10-19 17:17 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  4. 2026-10-19 16:33 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 49th percentile
  5. 2026-10-18 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 49th percentile
  6. 2026-10-18 03:16 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-10-17 16:35 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 49th percentile
  8. 2026-10-16 16:44 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 49th percentile
  9. 2026-10-15 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 49th percentile
  10. 2026-10-14 16:33 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 49th percentile
  11. 2026-10-13 16:35 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 49th percentile
  12. 2026-10-13 08:12 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-10-13 08:11 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  14. 2026-10-12 16:34 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 49th percentile
  15. 2026-10-12 15:41 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-10-11 19:27 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-10-11 16:43 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-10-11 14:02 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-10-11 13:49 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 49th percentile
  20. 2026-10-10 20:00 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 49th percentile
  21. 2026-10-09 20:07 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 49th percentile
  22. 2026-10-08 17:13 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 49th percentile
  23. 2026-10-07 23:48 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 49th percentile
  24. 2026-10-06 22:34 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-10-06 22:34 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-10-06 22:34 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  2. 2026-10-06 15:18 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 49th percentile
  3. 2026-10-06 09:12 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-10-06 09:12 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  5. 2026-10-05 17:43 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 49th percentile
  6. 2026-10-05 12:16 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-10-05 12:16 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  8. 2026-10-04 23:22 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 49th percentile
  9. 2026-10-04 21:59 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  10. 2026-10-04 08:08 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  11. 2026-10-03 19:33 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-10-03 19:33 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  13. 2026-10-03 14:26 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 49th percentile
  14. 2026-10-02 19:30 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-10-02 19:30 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  16. 2026-10-02 07:06 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-10-02 07:06 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  18. 2026-10-01 19:50 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 49th percentile
  19. 2026-10-01 09:27 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  20. 2026-09-30 21:03 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-30 21:03 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  22. 2026-09-29 00:04 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-29 00:04 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  24. 2026-09-28 13:52 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 48th percentile
  25. 2026-09-28 11:13 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  26. 2026-09-27 22:49 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-09-27 22:49 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  28. 2026-09-27 13:48 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 48th percentile
  29. 2026-09-27 08:30 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-09-27 08:30 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  31. 2026-09-26 15:59 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 48th percentile
  32. 2026-09-25 02:36 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-09-25 02:36 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  34. 2026-09-24 09:59 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  35. 2026-09-23 21:35 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-09-23 21:35 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  37. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 40th percentile
  38. 2026-09-23 09:12 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  39. 2026-09-22 20:48 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-09-22 20:48 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  41. 2026-09-22 04:22 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-09-22 04:22 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  43. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 40th percentile
  44. 2026-09-21 15:57 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  45. 2026-09-21 03:31 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  46. 2026-09-20 15:06 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  47. 2026-09-20 00:27 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-09-20 00:27 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  49. 2026-09-19 12:03 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  50. 2026-09-18 23:06 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-09-18 23:06 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  52. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 40th percentile
  53. 2026-09-18 10:42 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  54. 2026-09-17 22:11 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-09-17 22:11 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  56. 2026-09-17 04:34 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  57. 2026-09-16 16:10 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-09-16 16:10 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  59. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 40th percentile
  60. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 39th percentile
  61. 2026-09-16 00:59 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  62. 2026-09-15 12:00 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-09-15 11:59 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  64. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 39th percentile
  65. 2026-09-14 21:55 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  66. 2026-09-14 09:29 UTCEG score recompute
  67. 2026-09-14 09:29 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  68. 2026-09-13 21:05 UTCEG score recompute
  69. 2026-09-13 21:05 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  70. 2026-09-13 08:41 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  71. 2026-09-12 20:17 UTCEG score recompute
  72. 2026-09-12 20:17 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  73. 2026-09-12 15:02 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 39th percentile
  74. 2026-09-12 07:53 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 8.8
  75. 2026-09-11 19:13 UTCEG score recompute

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72492?
CVE-2026-72492 is a high-severity vulnerability; its CVE record was published on August 15, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix use-after-free in sameclienthas_lease() sameclienthaslease() returns an opinfo pointer from ci->mop_list after dropping ci->m_lock without taking a reference. smbgrantoplock() then dereferences that pointer in…
When was the CVE record for CVE-2026-72492 published?
The CVE record for CVE-2026-72492 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 August 17, 2026; the record at its source may have been updated since.
Is CVE-2026-72492 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72492 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (49th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72492?
CVE-2026-72492 has a CVSS base score of 8.8 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72492?
A fix for CVE-2026-72492 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-72492 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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