CVE-2026-74364

HIGHPre-NVD 7.17.1
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-15. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: 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:

bpf: Reject exclusive maps as inner maps in map-in-map

An exclusive map (created with excl_prog_hash) is bound to a single program by hash: check_map_prog_compatibility() refuses to load any program whose digest does not match map->excl_prog_sha. That check only runs for maps a program references directly, i.e. its used_maps. A map reached at runtime through a map-of-maps is never in used_maps, and bpf_map_meta_equal() does not consider excl_prog_sha, so an exclusive map can be inserted into a non-exclusive outer map and then looked up and mutated by an unrelated program, bypassing the exclusivity guarantee.

For the signed loader this defeats the metadata map exclusivity check added in the signed loader: the cached map->sha[] is validated against the signed hash while another program on a hostile host rewrites the frozen map's contents through the outer map.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(high)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: 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
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
3%
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

bpf: Reject exclusive maps as inner maps in map-in-map - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a3c3c49c333760c8944dadacbe114c1884546ef
generic

bpf: Reject exclusive maps as inner maps in map-in-map - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c58ace08f180f8e249e714d1623388362f9d807
generic

bpf: Reject exclusive maps as inner maps in map-in-map - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a0f73d27a8d379a8852a378b3c3208143e3b3b2

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-74364(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 27× in last 7d / 27× 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. 2026-08-21 01:04 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 01:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 12:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-19 23:20 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-19 23:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-19 10:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-18 21:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 08:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-17 19:18 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-17 19:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-17 06:26 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-17 06:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-17 05:56 UTCEG score recompute 7.10
  17. 2026-08-17 05:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-17 05:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.1 · severity → HIGH
  19. 2026-08-17 05:26 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-17 05:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-17 05:25 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 06:23 UTCNVD update
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  1. 2026-08-15 06:15 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-15 06:12 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-74364?
CVE-2026-74364 is a high vulnerability published on August 15, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Reject exclusive maps as inner maps in map-in-map An exclusive map (created with exclproghash) is bound to a single program by hash: checkmapprog_compatibility() refuses to load any program whose digest does not match…
When was CVE-2026-74364 disclosed?
CVE-2026-74364 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-2026-74364 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-74364 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 96.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-74364?
CVE-2026-74364 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-74364?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-74364, 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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