{"cve":"CVE-2026-72416","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-15T06:22:15.223","modified":"2026-10-16T19:17:28.890","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nft_compat: ebtables emulation must reject non-bridge targets\n\nxtables targets return netfilter verdicts: NF_ACCEPT, NF_DROP, and so\non.  ebtables targets return incompatible verdicts: EBT_ACCEPT,\nEBT_DROP, ...   We cannot allow fallback to NFPROTO_UNSPEC.\n\nebtables doesn't permit this since\n11ff7288beb2 (\"netfilter: ebtables: reject non-bridge targets\")\nbut that commit missed the nft_compat layer.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H","score":7.3},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33e1875d6b5b552a2e5652b40074c604199354ee","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9dbba7e694ec045f21ede2f892fb42b81b4e1692","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3f7a84540a0d014ec42343ff5909657c1bd1994","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c129b0185e707dce405968e21afccd5728b2ce63","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efc17b9240d821c424bc5191a5c6e9384a06293e"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:48:17.459049833+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-72416","score":0.00173,"percentile":0.0669,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}