CVE-2026-53168
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Rejects fuse_notify() pagecache operations on directories.
- Who is affected
- Deployments using FUSE in Linux.
- Urgency
- Remediation is important due to the high severity rating.
- Action
- Update to the latest kernel version that addresses this issue.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.12% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 2% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- highCVE-2026-53168: fuse: reject fuse_notify() pagecache ops on directoriesmsrc · 2026-06-09
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