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Tenable • October 26, 2026

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CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2026-72083, severity increased from "Medium" to "High")

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Oct 22, 2026, 12:02 AM

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 5.6)

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C")

CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2026-72083, severity decreased from "High" to "Medium")

Detection (updated detection logic)

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Oct 12, 2026, 12:19 PM

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 10.0)

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C")

CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2026-72083, severity increased from "Medium" to "High")

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Oct 10, 2026, 5:24 AM

Detection (updated detection logic)

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CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 5.6)

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C")

CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2026-72083, severity decreased from "High" to "Medium")

Detection (updated detection logic)

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CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 10.0)

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C")

CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2026-72083, severity increased from "Medium" to "High")

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Detection (updated detection logic)

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Oct 7, 2026, 12:45 AM

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 5.6)

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C")

CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2026-72083, severity decreased from "High" to "Medium")

Detection (updated detection logic)

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CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 10.0)

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C")

CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2026-72083, severity increased from "Medium" to "High")

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Oct 2, 2026, 11:09 PM

Detection (updated detection logic)

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Sep 30, 2026, 4:36 PM

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 10.0)

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C")

CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2026-72083, severity increased from "Medium" to "High")

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Sep 30, 2026, 1:44 AM

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 5.6)

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C")

CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2026-72083, severity decreased from "High" to "Medium")

Detection (updated detection logic)

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Sep 28, 2026, 8:04 AM

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 10.0)

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C")

CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2026-72083, severity increased from "Medium" to "High")

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Sep 25, 2026, 12:17 PM

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 5.6)

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C")

CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2026-72083, severity decreased from "High" to "Medium")

Detection (updated detection logic)

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Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 AM

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 10.0)

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C")

CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2026-72083, severity increased from "Medium" to "High")

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Sep 21, 2026, 8:44 PM

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 5.6)

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C")

CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2026-72083, severity decreased from "High" to "Medium")

Detection (updated detection logic)

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Aug 28, 2026, 12:16 PM

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 10.0)

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C")

CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2026-72083, severity increased from "Medium" to "High")

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Aug 28, 2026, 2:04 AM

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 5.6)

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C")

CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2026-72083, severity decreased from "High" to "Medium")

Detection (updated detection logic)

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Aug 21, 2026, 11:26 PM

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 10.0)

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C")

CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2026-72083, severity increased from "Medium" to "High")

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Aug 21, 2026, 7:41 AM

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 5.6)

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C")

CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2026-72083, severity decreased from "High" to "Medium")

Detection (updated detection logic)

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Aug 20, 2026, 8:09 AM

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 10.0)

CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C")

CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2026-72083, severity increased from "Medium" to "High")

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Aug 18, 2026, 3:38 PM

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The full story

This article is one source in a clustered incident — the cluster page carries the summary, timeline and every other outlet covering it.

New Vulnerability CVE-2026-112901 Discovered in Linux Distros A recently published vulnerability, CVE-2026-112901, affects various Linux distributions, with a CVSS score of 6.9, categorized as Medium. The vulnerability was published on October 19, 2026, and has seen its severity rating change from Medium to High based on updated detection logic. Exploits for this vulnerability are reportedly available, raising concerns about potential. The affected systems include multiple Linux distributions, but specific details on the exact distributions have not been disclosed. Security professionals are advised to monitor for updates and apply patches as they become available. The situation is evolving, and organizations should remain vigilant. 2 sources 55

Extracted Entities

CVEs (1)

CVE-2026-72083

Platforms (1)

Linux