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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-53706 · published 2 September 2026

CVE-2026-53706: PREVAIL is a Polynomial-Runtime EBPF Verifier using an Abstract Interpretation Layer.

PREVAIL is a Polynomial-Runtime EBPF Verifier using an Abstract Interpretation Layer. Prior to version 0.2.4, the prevail eBPF verifier accepts ALU32 ADD and SUB instructions that operate on pointer-typed registers without checking the is64 flag. Because ALU32 arithmetic zero-extends the 32-bit result, the upper half of any pointer is silently destroyed at runtime, yet prevail marks the program as verified safe. Any caller that can submit an eBPF program for verification — including unprivileged users on kernels that permit BPF program loading — can produce a program that passes verification but faults or misbehaves at runtime. This issue has been patched in version 0.2.4.

8.8 CVSS 4.0 High EPSS 0.51% · top 59.2% CWE-682 · CWE-682 Awaiting Analysis
8.8CVSS 4.0 base score
0.51%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
0Affected product versions listed by NVD
3References
9 Sep 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

PREVAIL is a Polynomial-Runtime EBPF Verifier using an Abstract Interpretation Layer. Prior to version 0.2.4, the prevail eBPF verifier accepts ALU32 ADD and SUB instructions that operate on pointer-typed registers without checking the is64 flag. Because ALU32 arithmetic zero-extends the 32-bit result, the upper half of any pointer is silently destroyed at runtime, yet prevail marks the program as verified safe. Any caller that can submit an eBPF program for verification — including unprivileged users on kernels that permit BPF program loading — can produce a program that passes verification but faults or misbehaves at runtime. This issue has been patched in version 0.2.4.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:

References

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https://github.com/vbpf/prevail/commit/d3fab8c23a93d9a615bc741b254ab26391559e0f
https://github.com/vbpf/prevail/releases/tag/v0.2.4
https://github.com/vbpf/prevail/security/advisories/GHSA-65fp-5qmq-gg2m

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-53706), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.