CVE-2026-53266

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-25. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 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

A fix is available — apply it.

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

netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable

The ebtables SNAT target keeps the Ethernet source address rewrite behind skb_ensure_writable(skb, 0). This is intentional: at the bridge ebtables hooks the Ethernet header is addressed through skb_mac_header()/eth_hdr(), while skb->data points at the Ethernet payload. Asking skb_ensure_writable() for ETH_HLEN bytes would check the payload, not the Ethernet header, and would reintroduce the small packet regression fixed by commit 63137bc5882a.

However, the optional ARP sender hardware address rewrite is different. It writes through skb_store_bits() at an offset relative to skb->data:

skb_store_bits(skb, sizeof(struct arphdr), info->mac, ETH_ALEN)

skb_header_pointer() only safely reads the ARP header; it does not make the later sender hardware address range writable. If that range is still held in a nonlinear skb fragment backed by a splice-imported file page, skb_store_bits() maps the frag page and copies the new MAC address directly into it.

Ensure the ARP SHA range is writable before reading the ARP header and before calling skb_store_bits().

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
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
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 25, 2026

Last Modified

July 8, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Jun 28, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9b5ff59feffb92a147a84a5aa28acd2cb8ff4c5
generic

netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf84ad7c7a9ede46e31afaa41a1ba06a159e8c87
generic

netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7e91939ba9be805a62a257fa4e227dffbb88fa0
generic

netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b18675263db1147c8e1cab625400c13a0d87bd2d
generic

netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afd64b59c3de9bbbdd3759e834fdc55cda716e0b
generic

netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76280b78cc9f23bdc6438e10ad6dff148ef8375b
generic

netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67ba971ae02514d85818fe0c32549ab4bfa3bf49
generic

netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/153ea96c806aea395daba907a4f88480b6ad5093

Patch Availability(3)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatkernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.143.1.rt7.484.el8_102026-07-14redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-553.143.1.el8_102026-07-14redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-687.23.1.el9_82026-07-08redhat

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.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 15× in last 7d / 119× in last 30d)

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  1. 2026-07-27 17:31 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-27 17:31 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-07-27 17:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-27 04:21 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-07-27 04:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-26 15:09 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-07-26 15:09 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-07-26 15:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-07-17 03:31 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-07-17 03:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-16 14:17 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-07-16 14:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-16 01:07 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-07-16 01:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  4. 2026-07-15 11:57 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-07-15 11:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  30. 2026-07-09 22:52 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-07-09 22:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
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  38. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
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  40. 2026-07-08 07:22 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-07-08 07:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  43. 2026-07-07 18:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  48. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  50. 2026-07-06 15:45 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-07-06 15:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-07-06 02:35 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-07-06 02:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
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  56. 2026-07-05 13:24 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-07-05 13:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  62. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-53266?
CVE-2026-53266 is a high vulnerability published on June 25, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable The ebtables SNAT target keeps the Ethernet source address rewrite behind skbensurewritable(skb, 0). This is intentional: at the bridge ebtables hooks the Ethernet header is…
When was CVE-2026-53266 disclosed?
CVE-2026-53266 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 25, 2026, with the most recent update on July 8, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-53266 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-53266 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 97.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-53266?
CVE-2026-53266 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-53266?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-53266, 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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