CVE•Published 2026-07-27•Modified 2026-07-29•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-17523
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in net/can/bcm.c in can: bcm, where an unprivileged local user can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code within the kernel, which leads to a local privilege escalation (LPE). This allows the attacker to gain root privileges and take full control of the affected system.
Timeline
Published 2026-07-27
Modified 2026-07-29
External references
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Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-17523Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
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Known PoCs on GitHub (1)
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