CVE-2026-53097

highCVSS 7.8covered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2026-06-09

CSIRTS triage

What: Use-after-free bugs have been identified in the mt7996_mac_dump_work function.
Who is affected: Deployments using the mt76 wifi driver.
Urgency: Remediation is high urgency due to the potential for exploitation.
Action: Update the mt76 driver to the latest version to fix the use-after-free bugs.

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Low exploitation risk0.17% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 6% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

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