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local privilege escalation

Coverage of local privilege escalation in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Apr 30 · 09:24 UTCMost recent: May 3 · 06:26 UTC
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CVE-2026-31431topic2CISAorganization1U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agencyorganization1Linux distributionstopic1Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalogtopic1Copy Failtopic1Xint.ioorganization1Theoriorganization1Linuxtopic1
Recent coverage
  • SECURITYMay 3 · 06:26 UTCTHE HACKER NEWS
    CISA Adds Actively Exploited Linux Root Access Bug CVE-2026-31431 to KEV

    CISA added a critical Linux privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-31431) to its KEV catalog due to active exploitation. The flaw, with a CVSS score of 7.8, allows local attackers to gain root access on affected Linux distributions.

  • SECURITYApr 30 · 09:24 UTCTHE HACKER NEWS
    New Linux 'Copy Fail' Vulnerability Enables Root Access on Major Distributions

    A high-severity Linux local privilege escalation vulnerability, dubbed Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) with a CVSS score of 7.8, allows unprivileged users to gain root access by manipulating the page cache of readable files. The flaw was disclosed by cybersecurity researchers from Xint.io and Theori.