CVE-2026-46243: smb: client: reject userspace cifs.spnego descriptions
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Userspace cifs.spnego descriptions are not being rejected properly.
- Who is affected
- Deployments using smb are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the high severity of the vulnerability (CVSS 7.8).
- Action
- Update smb to the latest version.
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Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-46243
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-462430.38% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 30% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-46243 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Linux Kernel: Vulnerability allows privilege escalationcert-bund
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Ubuntu Linux kernel (August 14, 2026)cert-fr-avis
- unknownUSN-8529-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- unknownUSN-8548-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- unknownUSN-8530-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- unknownUSN-8635-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- unknownUSN-8615-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- highUSN-8619-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- unknownUSN-8617-1: Linux kernel (KVM) vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- unknownUSN-8616-1: Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- unknownUSN-8615-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilitiesubuntu
- unknownUSN-8547-2: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilitiesubuntu
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