CVE-2026-53258: wifi: fix leak if split 6 GHz scanning fails
CSIRTS triage
- What
- There is a leak issue in the wifi subsystem if split 6 GHz scanning fails.
- Who is affected
- Users of the wifi subsystem are affected.
- Urgency
- Medium urgency as it could lead to information leakage, but no active exploitation is reported.
- Action
- Apply patches when they are released.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-53258
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-2026-532580.12% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 2% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-53258 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for wifi
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- unknownCVE-2026-53318: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7925: preven…nvd · 2026-06-26
- unknownCVE-2026-53317: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7921: Place …nvd · 2026-06-26
- unknownOS command injection in RadiX AX6600 WiFi 6 Tri-Band Gaming Routerjvn · 2026-06-17
- mediumCVE-2026-53093: wifi: brcmfmac: Fix error pointer dereferencemsrc · 2026-06-09
- criticalCVE-2026-53107: wifi: libertas: don't kill URBs in interrupt contextmsrc · 2026-06-09
- mediumCVE-2026-53112: wifi: rtlwifi: pci: fix possible use-after-free caused by unfinished irq_prepare_bcn_taskletmsrc · 2026-06-09
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