CVE-2026-53198
CSIRTS triage
- What
- This vulnerability involves a use-after-free issue related to a deferred file lock on double SMB2_CANCEL.
- Who is affected
- Deployments using ksmbd are at risk.
- Urgency
- Remediation is high priority due to a severity rating of 7.8.
- Action
- Apply the fix for CVE-2026-53198.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.47% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 37% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
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