high Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2026-53266Linux Kernel — Out-of-Bounds Write in ebtables Address Rewrite

The Linux kernel's bridge firewall address-rewrite target copies a new hardware address into packet memory that may not be writable, including a file page spliced into the packet, so a local user can corrupt kernel memory. Exploitation has been seen in the wild.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Update the kernel to a stable release carrying the ebtables fix now; prioritise hosts with bridge firewall rules where untrusted local users or code run.

Read the risk

THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
8.8/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
0%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
Low
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2026-06-25
Added to KEV
2026-09-18
Exploit published
Not recorded
Confidence
high
Kill chain
privilege escalation
MITRE ATT&CK
T1068
Severity
high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attacker needsA local low-privileged account on a host whose bridge firewall rules use the source-address rewrite target

Behind the card

5 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_atnvd.nist.gov2026-09-20scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_addedcisa.gov2026-09-20scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-09-20scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-09-20claude-codehigh
tagsnvd.nist.gov2026-09-20humanhigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.

crds:cve-2026-53266 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-09-20