CVE-2026-53266

CRITICALPre-NVD 8.89.0
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-09-18), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8 retained for reference (NVD's own analysis pending). Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — KEV-added this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc activeExposed: 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
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

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
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

June 25, 2026

Last Modified

September 19, 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(9)

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

(5 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux5.10.103-1 ... 5.10.92-2 (54 versions)5.10.259-1
linux-6.16.1.106-3~deb11u1 ... 6.1.174-1~deb11u1 (20 versions)6.1.176-1~deb11u1
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 6.1.99-1 (53 versions)6.1.176-1
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.94-1~bpo12+1 (27 versions)6.12.94-1
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.0.9-1~bpo13+1 (145 versions)7.0.13-1

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(6)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 51× in last 7d / 91× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 335 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-19 12:32 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-09-19 12:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-19 08:32 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-09-19 08:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-19 04:30 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-19 04:30 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-19 04:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-19 04:01 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-19 04:01 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-09-19 04:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-19 03:36 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-09-19 03:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-18 23:36 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-09-18 23:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-18 19:33 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-18 19:33 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-09-18 19:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-18 19:24 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-09-18 19:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-18 19:20 UTCCISA KEV update
  22. 2026-09-18 15:23 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-18 15:23 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-09-18 15:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-18 14:44 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-18 14:44 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-09-18 14:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 14:21 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-18 14:21 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-09-18 14:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-18 14:15 UTCEG score recompute 0.20
  7. 2026-09-18 14:15 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-09-18 14:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-18 14:15 UTCCISA KEV update
  10. 2026-09-18 13:29 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-18 13:29 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-09-18 13:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-18 07:28 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-18 07:28 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-09-18 07:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-14 01:21 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-14 01:21 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-09-14 01:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-13 16:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-13 09:40 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-09-13 09:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-12 15:51 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-12 15:51 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-09-12 15:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-09-10 09:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-09-01 13:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-09-01 04:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-08-30 19:36 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-08-30 19:36 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-08-30 19:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-08-27 23:56 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-08-27 23:56 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-08-27 23:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-08-24 21:51 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-08-24 21:51 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-08-24 21:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-24 04:30 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-08-24 04:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-23 15:11 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-08-23 15:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-23 02:01 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-08-23 02:01 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-08-23 02:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-08-22 12:47 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-08-22 12:47 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-08-22 12:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-08-21 22:35 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-08-21 22:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-21 09:25 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-08-21 09:25 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-08-21 09:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  65. 2026-08-20 20:15 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-08-20 20:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-08-20 07:05 UTCEG score recompute
  68. 2026-08-20 07:05 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-08-20 07:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  71. 2026-08-19 14:46 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-08-19 14:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-08-19 01:29 UTCEG score recompute
  74. 2026-08-19 01:29 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-08-19 01:29 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2026-53266?
CVE-2026-53266 is a critical 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 September 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-53266 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2026-53266 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on September 18, 2026, affecting Linux Kernel. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-53266?
CVE-2026-53266 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2026-53266?
CVE-2026-53266 affects Linux Kernel. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
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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