CVE-2026-43500

CRITICALNVD 7.89.0
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

“▲” beside the score: it is higher than NVD's CVSS score.

Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicted 94% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (99th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs) when EchelonGraph scored this CVE. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.

Triggered by: EPSS exploit prediction (continuous uplift above 30%)
Sources: EPSS, GitHub Security Advisory, NVD CVSS v3
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekWeaponized

Also known asEUVD-2026-29037 (ENISA EUVD) · GHSA-8p2w-g92w-f4x3 (GitHub Security Advisories)Source: ENISA EUVD

9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixRemediate within your standard update timelines (the SSVC decision on this page).
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 94%
  • Public exploit code is available (Metasploit, other public proof-of-concept code)
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 94%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: Metasploit · other public PoCExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

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

rxrpc: Also unshare DATA/RESPONSE packets when paged frags are present

The DATA-packet handler in rxrpc_input_call_event() and the RESPONSE handler in rxrpc_verify_response() copy the skb to a linear one before calling into the security ops only when skb_cloned() is true. An skb that is not cloned but still carries externally-owned paged fragments (e.g. SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG set by splice() into a UDP socket via __ip_append_data, or a chained skb_has_frag_list()) falls through to the in-place decryption path, which binds the frag pages directly into the AEAD/skcipher SGL via skb_to_sgvec().

Extend the gate to also unshare when skb_has_frag_list() or skb_has_shared_frag() is true. This catches the splice-loopback vector and other externally-shared frag sources while preserving the zero-copy fast path for skbs whose frags are kernel-private (e.g. NIC page_pool RX, GRO). The OOM/trace handling already in place is reused.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
9.0CRITICALhigh confidence
EG Risk
73
EG Risk 73/100

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score. It fuses impact severity (EG Severity, the CVSS base score, never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score) with real-world exploitation and automatability, under weights EchelonGraph set by hand, so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner.

How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)
Severity78% × 45%
Impact severity (EG Severity): CVSS 7.8 of 10. Never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score.
Exploitation94% × 40%
FIRST EPSS: the 30-day exploitation probability when EchelonGraph scored this CVE.
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA's SSVC Automatable value: no (Vulnrichment).
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
EPSS PROB
94%
EPSS %ILE
99th
KEV
Not listed

What the EG score is made of (scorer v4.0: the three questions the 0–10 score mixes, published apart · methodology)

The EG score (9.0): severity, escalated by confirmed exploitation. This CVE's 9.0 is EPSS's lift toward 9.0 from its impact severity (EG Severity, CVSS 7.8 HIGH): a likelihood of exploitation, not impact.

EG Severity
7.8 HIGHCVSS-B, impact only: no KEV listing, EPSS or EG-KEV tier raises it.GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
EG Likelihood
94% within 30 daysSource: FIRST EPSS (model v2026.06.15, score date 2026-10-31). FIRST's exploitation probability, not an EchelonGraph model.
Confirmed exploitation
None on record (CISA KEV, EG-KEV Tier 1)Reported apart from the likelihood: an observed fact, not a probability.
EG Priority
SSVC Track at medium mission impactTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).CISA BOD 26-04: 14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.Each input and its source, and whom BOD 26-04 binds: the SSVC and BOD 26-04 blocks below.

SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table

BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.

The score's inputs: In CISA KEV no (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it

Published

May 11, 2026

Last Modified

September 1, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated May 11, 2026
Patch available.
Web page

rxrpc: Also unshare DATA/RESPONSE packets when paged frags are present - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d45179f8795222ce858770dc619abe51f9d24411
Web page

rxrpc: Also unshare DATA/RESPONSE packets when paged frags are present - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa54b1d27fe0c2b78e664a34fd0fdf7cd1960d71
Web page

rxrpc: Also unshare DATA/RESPONSE packets when paged frags are present - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3eae0f4f9f7206a4801efa5e0235c25bbd5a412c

Patch Availability(22)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.17.0-35.35) @ questing2026-11-01ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-64k-6.17 (6.17.0-1018.19) @ questing2026-11-01ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-18.04-edge (5.4.0.231.251~18.04.1) @ bionic2026-11-01ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1059.65+fips1) @ noble2026-11-01ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-5.15 (5.15.0.1114.99) @ jammy2026-11-01ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (6.8.0-1059.65~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-11-01ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-7.0 (7.0.0-1007.7) @ resolute2026-11-01ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (5.15.0.1106.112~20.04.1) @ focal2026-11-01ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oem-7.0 (7.0.0-1008.8) @ resolute2026-11-01ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp (6.8.0.1032.33) @ noble2026-11-01ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.15.0-1074 (5.15.0-1074.78) @ jammy2026-11-01ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-ibm-lts-20.04 (5.4.0.1107.136) @ focal2026-11-01ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.181.164) @ jammy2026-11-01ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-26.04-edge (7.0.0-22.22) @ resolute2026-11-01ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.4.0-1078 (5.4.0-1078.82) @ focal2026-11-01ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1114.112) @ jammy2026-11-01ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi2-hwe-18.04-edge (5.4.0.1143.174) @ focal2026-11-01ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1) @ noble2026-11-01ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-124.124~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-11-01ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-lowlatency-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.181.152) @ jammy2026-11-01ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-lowlatency-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-134.134.1~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-11-01ubuntu
linuxKernel @ 6.6.140 (fixes >=5.3.0)—osv

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 rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux5.10.103-1 ... 5.10.92-2 (51 versions)
  • every version up to 5.10.251-4: fixed in 5.10.251-4
—
linux-6.16.1.106-3~deb11u1 ... 6.1.170-1~deb11u1 (17 versions)
  • every version up to 6.1.170-3~deb11u1: fixed in 6.1.170-3~deb11u1
—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 6.1.99-1 (50 versions)
  • every version up to 6.1.170-3: fixed in 6.1.170-3
—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.86-1~bpo12+1 (19 versions)
  • every version up to 6.12.86-1: fixed in 6.12.86-1
—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.0.4-1~bpo13+1 (135 versions)
  • every version up to 7.0.4-1: fixed in 7.0.4-1
—

Weakness Classification(2)

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

All Vendor Advisories

(21)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 20× in last 7d / 56× in last 30d)

Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. 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. An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 314 refreshes on record for this CVE.

A repeat, a row identical to one the same pipeline wrote less than 10 seconds earlier, is not a separate refresh and is not counted. None are among the latest 100 rows. The 214 oldest rows on record are not shown and were not checked, so the counts can still include repeats.

  1. 2026-11-01 05:07 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-11-01 05:07 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-11-01 05:07 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-8p2w-g92w-f4x3 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  4. 2026-10-31 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 94% · 99th percentile
  5. 2026-10-31 03:21 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-10-31 03:21 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-10-31 03:20 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-8p2w-g92w-f4x3 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  8. 2026-10-30 01:34 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-10-30 01:34 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-10-30 01:34 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-8p2w-g92w-f4x3 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  11. 2026-10-28 23:49 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-10-28 23:49 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-10-28 23:48 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-8p2w-g92w-f4x3 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  14. 2026-10-27 22:03 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-10-27 22:03 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-10-27 22:02 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-8p2w-g92w-f4x3 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  17. 2026-10-27 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 94% · 99th percentile
  18. 2026-10-26 20:17 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-10-26 20:17 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-10-26 20:16 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-8p2w-g92w-f4x3 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  21. 2026-10-25 16:36 UTCEG score recompute▲ 1.20
  22. 2026-10-25 16:36 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-8p2w-g92w-f4x3 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  23. 2026-10-25 16:33 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 94% · 99th percentile
  24. 2026-10-25 14:28 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-10-24 16:33 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.6% · 85th percentile
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  1. 2026-10-23 16:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.6% · 85th percentile
  2. 2026-10-22 16:34 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.6% · 85th percentile
  3. 2026-10-21 16:33 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.6% · 85th percentile
  4. 2026-10-20 16:33 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.6% · 85th percentile
  5. 2026-10-19 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.6% · 85th percentile
  6. 2026-10-19 16:02 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-10-19 16:01 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-8p2w-g92w-f4x3 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  8. 2026-10-18 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.6% · 85th percentile
  9. 2026-10-18 03:40 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-10-17 16:34 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 82nd percentile
  11. 2026-10-16 16:42 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 82nd percentile
  12. 2026-10-15 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 82nd percentile
  13. 2026-10-14 16:33 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 82nd percentile
  14. 2026-10-13 16:34 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 82nd percentile
  15. 2026-10-12 16:34 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 82nd percentile
  16. 2026-10-12 16:06 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-10-12 07:54 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-10-12 07:53 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-8p2w-g92w-f4x3 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  19. 2026-10-11 19:48 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-10-11 17:02 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-10-11 14:28 UTCEG score recompute▼ 1.20
  22. 2026-10-11 13:48 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 82nd percentile
  23. 2026-10-10 20:00 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 82nd percentile
  24. 2026-10-10 00:55 UTCOSV refresh
  25. 2026-10-09 20:07 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 82nd percentile
  26. 2026-10-08 17:12 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 82nd percentile
  27. 2026-10-07 23:48 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 82nd percentile
  28. 2026-10-06 15:17 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 82nd percentile
  29. 2026-10-05 17:43 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 82nd percentile
  30. 2026-10-04 23:22 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 82nd percentile
  31. 2026-10-03 14:25 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 82nd percentile
  32. 2026-10-01 19:50 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 82nd percentile
  33. 2026-09-30 15:03 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 82nd percentile
  34. 2026-09-27 13:48 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 82nd percentile
  35. 2026-09-26 15:58 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 2.3% · 82nd percentile
  36. 2026-09-20 09:03 UTCOSV refresh
  37. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 93% · 99th percentile
  38. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 93% · 99th percentile
  39. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 93% · 99th percentile
  40. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 93% · 99th percentile
  41. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 93% · 99th percentile
  42. 2026-09-01 12:21 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-09-01 12:21 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-8p2w-g92w-f4x3 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  44. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 93% · 99th percentile
  45. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 93% · 99th percentile
  46. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 93% · 99th percentile
  47. 2026-08-24 13:31 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-08-24 13:30 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-8p2w-g92w-f4x3 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  49. 2026-08-24 12:26 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-08-24 12:26 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-08-24 12:25 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-8p2w-g92w-f4x3 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  52. 2026-08-23 18:43 UTCEG score recompute
  53. 2026-08-23 18:43 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-08-23 18:42 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-8p2w-g92w-f4x3 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  55. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 93% · 99th percentile
  56. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 93% · 99th percentile
  57. 2026-08-17 11:16 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-08-17 11:16 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-8p2w-g92w-f4x3 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  59. 2026-08-16 08:48 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-08-16 08:48 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-8p2w-g92w-f4x3 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  61. 2026-08-16 04:28 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-08-16 04:28 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-08-16 04:28 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-8p2w-g92w-f4x3 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  64. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 93% · 99th percentile
  65. 2026-08-15 00:16 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-08-15 00:16 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-8p2w-g92w-f4x3 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  67. 2026-08-14 20:01 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-08-14 20:01 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-8p2w-g92w-f4x3 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  69. 2026-08-14 15:46 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-08-14 15:46 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-8p2w-g92w-f4x3 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  71. 2026-08-14 11:31 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-08-14 11:31 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-8p2w-g92w-f4x3 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  73. 2026-08-14 07:17 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-08-14 07:17 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-8p2w-g92w-f4x3 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.8
  75. 2026-08-14 03:02 UTCVendor advisory

Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Public exploit code is referenced for this CVE (1 Metasploit module, 2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly.

  • Metasploitexploit/linux/local/cve_2026_43500_dirty_frag✓ verified
    Published May 21, 2026

    rxkad Page-Cache Write via CVE-2026-43500

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-52591
    Published May 29, 2026

    Linux Kernel - Local Privilege Escalation

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-52585
    Published May 27, 2026

    Linux Kernel - Local Privilege Escalation

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-43500?
CVE-2026-43500 is a critical-severity vulnerability; its CVE record was published on May 11, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Also unshare DATA/RESPONSE packets when paged frags are present The DATA-packet handler in rxrpc_input_call_event() and the RESPONSE handler in rxrpc_verify_response() copy the skb to a linear one before calling into the…
When was the CVE record for CVE-2026-43500 published?
The CVE record for CVE-2026-43500 was published on May 11, 2026. That is the record's publication date; the vulnerability itself may have been made public earlier. EchelonGraph's copy of the record carries a last-modified date of September 1, 2026; the record at its source may have been updated since.
Is CVE-2026-43500 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-43500 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EchelonGraph's EG-KEV model places it in Tier 2 (Weaponized), which is not evidence of exploitation: a Metasploit module exists for it. EchelonGraph does not test whether exploit code works. FIRST EPSS estimates a 94% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (99th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-43500?
CVE-2026-43500 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0 (CRITICAL).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-43500?
A fix for CVE-2026-43500 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-43500 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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