CVE-2026-53178
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
8.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.3%
27.8th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-191
Published 2026-06-25 · modified 2026-09-14
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
| Attack Vector | A | Adjacent |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | N | None |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2026-06-25 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-09-14 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: rtw_mlme: add bounds checks before ie_length subtraction Add guards to ensure ie_length is large enough before subtracting fixed IE offsets to prevent unsigned integer underflow.