CVE-2026-52996

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-24. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

ksmbd: fix durable fd leak on ClientGUID mismatch in durable v2 open

ksmbd_lookup_fd_cguid() returns a ksmbd_file with its refcount incremented via ksmbd_fp_get(). parse_durable_handle_context() in the DURABLE_REQ_V2 case properly releases this reference on every path inside the ClientGUID-match branch, either by calling ksmbd_put_durable_fd() or by transferring ownership to dh_info->fp for a successful reconnect. However, when an entry exists in the global file table with the same CreateGuid but a different ClientGUID, the code simply falls through to the new-open path without dropping the reference obtained from ksmbd_lookup_fd_cguid().

Per MS-SMB2 section 3.3.5.9.10 ("Handling the SMB2_CREATE_DURABLE_HANDLE_REQUEST_V2 Create Context"), the server MUST locate an Open whose Open.CreateGuid matches the request's CreateGuid AND whose Open.ClientGuid matches the ClientGuid of the connection that received the request. If no such Open is found, the server MUST continue with the normal open execution phase. A CreateGuid hit with a ClientGUID mismatch is therefore the "Open not found" case: proceeding with a new open is correct, but the reference obtained purely as a side effect of the lookup must not be leaked.

Repeated requests that hit this mismatch pin global_ft entries, prevent __ksmbd_close_fd() from ever running for the corresponding files, and defeat the durable scavenger, leading to long-lived resource leaks.

Release the reference in the mismatch path and clear dh_info->fp so subsequent logic does not mistake a non-matching lookup result for a reconnect target.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: 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
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 24, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Jul 15, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

ksmbd: fix durable fd leak on ClientGUID mismatch in durable v2 open - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f31beef633fbf2b5af7805fa187a10bcff1d4b49
generic

ksmbd: fix durable fd leak on ClientGUID mismatch in durable v2 open - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c4a0ef19c8264c150833131af34541495832cd0
generic

ksmbd: fix durable fd leak on ClientGUID mismatch in durable v2 open - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/804054d19886ac6628883d82410f6ee42a818664
generic

ksmbd: fix durable fd leak on ClientGUID mismatch in durable v2 open - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/407b6e699ba8b45b72cc265eed8a1bc8a7191609
generic

ksmbd: fix durable fd leak on ClientGUID mismatch in durable v2 open - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06f709d0e531f3e54d88665dd426be3998a774e6

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-52996(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(5)

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.

All Vendor Advisories

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Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 54× 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.

  1. 2026-07-26 15:39 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-26 15:39 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-07-26 15:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-23 03:19 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-07-16 20:31 UTCEG score recompute 5.50
  16. 2026-07-16 20:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-15 14:22 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 5.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  21. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-13 22:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-13 16:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  5. 2026-07-10 12:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
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  8. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
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  10. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  12. 2026-07-07 09:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-07-04 05:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-01 01:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-06-27 22:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-06-24 18:24 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-06-24 18:02 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-52996?
CVE-2026-52996 is a medium vulnerability published on June 24, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix durable fd leak on ClientGUID mismatch in durable v2 open ksmbdlookupfdcguid() returns a ksmbdfile with its refcount incremented via ksmbdfpget(). parsedurablehandle_context() in the DURABLEREQV2 case properly releases…
When was CVE-2026-52996 disclosed?
CVE-2026-52996 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 24, 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-2026-52996 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-52996 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 96.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-52996?
CVE-2026-52996 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-52996?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-52996, 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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