SECURITYMay 3 · 06:26 UTCTHE HACKER NEWS[email protected] (The 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.

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CISAorganizationU.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security AgencyorganizationCVE-2026-31431topicLinux distributionstopiclocal privilege escalationtopicKnown Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalogtopic

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