[UPDATE] [high] Linux Kernel (Fragnesia): Vulnerability Allows Gaining Administrator Rights

highCVE-2026-46300

A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in the Linux Kernel to gain administrator rights.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Linux Kernel product: Linux Kernel Privilege escalation

What: A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in the Linux Kernel to gain administrator rights.
Who is affected: Local deployments of the Linux Kernel are affected.
Urgency: Remediation is urgent due to the high severity of privilege escalation.
Action: Update the Linux Kernel to the latest version to fix this vulnerability.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: high
Published: 2026-07-10
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language: Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-1530

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.

Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2026-463003.7% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 88% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-46300	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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Recent advisories for Linux Kernel (Fragnesia)

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.

unknownFragnesia Local Privilege Escalation report via ESP-in-TCP in the Linux Kernelaws · 2026-06-05