Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.8)

Improper Input Validation in Linux Kernel CIFS cifs.spnego

CVE-2026-46243

Published:

Status:

Awaiting Analysis

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

Vulnerability Type

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Improper Input Validation

CWE:

CWE-20

Impact:

Privilege or authority spoofing in CIFS/SMB authentication context

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.8)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Improper Input Validation

CWE:

CWE-20

Impact:

Privilege or authority spoofing in CIFS/SMB authentication context

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.8)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Catch This CVE While Code Is Being Written

Detect vulnerable code directly in pull requests, so CVEs are fixed before merge.