CVE•Published 2026-08-11•Modified 2026-08-11•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-72971
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS percentile
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Description
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Container Isolation FS Filter Driver (unionfs.sys) allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
Timeline
Published 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-08-11
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-72971Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-72971Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-72971Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-72971GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-72971" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-72971 on GitHub.