CVE-2026-74522

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:

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

A ksmbd_file can remain alive after logical close while another session holds a temporary reference obtained through ksmbd_lookup_fd_inode(). ksmbd_close_fd() currently marks the file closed and drops the idr-owned reference, but leaves the pointer published in the closing session's idr until the final reference is dropped.

If the foreign holder performs the final ksmbd_fd_put(), __put_fd_final() supplies the foreign session's file table to __ksmbd_close_fd(). The object is then freed without being removed from its owner's idr, and the owner session later dereferences the stale pointer during file-table teardown.

Remove the volatile id from the owner's idr while ksmbd_close_fd() still holds that table's lock, and clear volatile_id before dropping the idr-owned reference. A later foreign final put then only performs physical destruction and cannot remove the object from the wrong table.

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
36%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 15, 2026

Last Modified

August 19, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

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

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

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7188199eff46a636f3436356f0aae039be6dd66
generic

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

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cffbdc86393b0235383a20c8c59bc32f16036459
generic

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

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9be4a66f019ea90bd9deca70511f4f9ffebf5c6f
generic

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

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67aaec2a1fdce3e1dde46c45b5d1ef8cf22f65cd
generic

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

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c3918c2cee62ec6c9de8d5c73ebfe6f833961ac

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-74522(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 17:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 05:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-19 17:38 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-19 17:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-19 16:53 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-19 16:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-19 06:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 18:45 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 18:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-18 06:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-17 18:54 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-17 18:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-17 06:24 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-17 06:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-17 05:54 UTCEG score recompute 8.80
  21. 2026-08-17 05:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-17 05:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.8 · severity → HIGH
  23. 2026-08-17 05:39 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-17 05:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-17 05:39 UTCMITRE cvelistV5
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  1. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-15 13:27 UTCNVD update
  4. 2026-08-15 12:39 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-15 12:37 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-74522?
CVE-2026-74522 is a high vulnerability published on August 15, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix use-after-free in closefiletable_ids() A ksmbd_file can remain alive after logical close while another session holds a temporary reference obtained through ksmbdlookupfd_inode(). ksmbdclosefd() currently marks the file…
When was CVE-2026-74522 disclosed?
CVE-2026-74522 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 15, 2026, with the most recent update on August 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-74522 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-74522 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 63.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-74522?
CVE-2026-74522 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-74522?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-74522, 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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