What is CVE-2026-45860?

CVE-2026-45860 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-27.

How severe is CVE-2026-45860?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-45860

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_conncount: increase the connection clean up limit to 64 After the optimization to only perform one GC per jiffy, a new problem was introduced. If more than…

EPSS: 0.001 (21.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions f106694733c66a48740c25bc4e212e9b2ea364ce, be69850b461e7b491d87a22e33ab76fdd04b725e, d265929930e2ffafc744c0ae05fb70acd53be1ee

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-45860?: CVE-2026-45860 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-45860?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.