CVE-2026-74412: Linux 6.17

CVE-2026-74412. CVSS 3.1 base score 8.8 (HIGH, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00375 (percentile 0.29842), scored 15-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

Linux · cdb82c80b9349ed1d9ce6b49856128e04f4effc9 to before 1ef3d1338d94ec41f58fbfb6ba7742a27ea61d89, cdb82c80b9349ed1d9ce6b49856128e04f4effc9 to before d7920797f721f944861f3c48ffb2b73f84b631fe, cdb82c80b9349ed1d9ce6b49856128e04f4effc9 to before 706183dbef4a79d120d4e928f693bea50df496f8
Linux

Linux · 6.17
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/pci.c

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Adjacent network · No privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 8.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published 16-Oct-2026 20:21 UTC

CCR priority: 35.3 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · Source advisory
EPSS: 0.00375 · percentile 0.29842 · 2026-10-15
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-16 20:20:42.059737+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-74412.html