CVE-2026-31709

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-01. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

smb: client: validate the whole DACL before rewriting it in cifsacl

build_sec_desc() and id_mode_to_cifs_acl() derive a DACL pointer from a server-supplied dacloffset and then use the incoming ACL to rebuild the chmod/chown security descriptor.

The original fix only checked that the struct smb_acl header fits before reading dacl_ptr->size or dacl_ptr->num_aces. That avoids the immediate header-field OOB read, but the rewrite helpers still walk ACEs based on pdacl->num_aces with no structural validation of the incoming DACL body.

A malicious server can return a truncated DACL that still contains a header, claims one or more ACEs, and then drive replace_sids_and_copy_aces() or set_chmod_dacl() past the validated extent while they compare or copy attacker-controlled ACEs.

Factor the DACL structural checks into validate_dacl(), extend them to validate each ACE against the DACL bounds, and use the shared validator before the chmod/chown rebuild paths. parse_dacl() reuses the same validator so the read-side parser and write-side rewrite paths agree on what constitutes a well-formed incoming DACL.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EPSS
17.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 1, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated May 3, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

smb: client: validate the whole DACL before rewriting it in cifsacl - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b78db9bddc84136f6a0bb49e8883cf200dfb87a8
generic

smb: client: validate the whole DACL before rewriting it in cifsacl - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a8cf165566ba55a39fd0f4de172119dd646d39a

Patch Availability(10)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatkernel-0:6.12.0-55.77.1.el10_02026-06-08redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-427.129.1.el9_42026-06-04redhat
redhatkernel-0:6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_22026-06-04redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_62026-06-04redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:5.14.0-284.174.1.rt14.459.el9_22026-06-03redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-284.174.1.el9_22026-06-03redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_82026-05-28redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.126.1.rt7.467.el8_102026-05-28redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-553.126.1.el8_102026-05-28redhat
linuxKernel @ 5.15.210osv

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.

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-31709?
CVE-2026-31709 is a high vulnerability published on May 1, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: validate the whole DACL before rewriting it in cifsacl buildsecdesc() and idmodetocifsacl() derive a DACL pointer from a server-supplied dacloffset and then use the incoming ACL to rebuild the chmod/chown security…
When was CVE-2026-31709 disclosed?
CVE-2026-31709 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 1, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-31709 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-31709 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 17.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-31709?
CVE-2026-31709 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-31709?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-31709, 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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