Is CVE-2026-52970 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-52970 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-52970?

CVE-2026-52970 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (Moderate).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-52970?

CVE-2026-52970 has an EPSS score of 0.18% (8th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-52970?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 5.10.259-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-52970

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_ct: fix missing expect put in obj eval nft_ct_expect_obj_eval() allocates an expectation and may call nf_ct_expect_related(), but never drops its local reference. Add nf_ct_expect_put(exp) before return to balance allocation.

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:5.10.259-1CVE-2026-52970

Fixed in:6.1.176-1CVE-2026-52970

Fixed in:6.12.94-1CVE-2026-52970

Fixed in:7.0.10-1CVE-2026-52970

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U

Exploit Intelligence

0.18%probability of exploitation in 30 days

8thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 8% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references8

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-06-24.