CVE-2026-67846 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Incorrect privilege assignment in BOOM processor TLB allows privilege escalation due to missing mode validity checks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-67846?

CVE-2026-67846 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Berkeley Out-of-Order Machine (BOOM) commit 5223e44cfeb26f41380057a2eb4d651197475f69 contains a potential incorrect privilege assignment issue in the v3 and v4 NBDTLB implementations. The raw mstatus.SUM value participates in the read and write permission logic without an explicit local satp.MODE validity check at the use site

Weakness: CWE-266

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-67846?

How do I fix CVE-2026-67846?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-67846 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-67846 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-67846 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5x2c-mgv4-rwhh.

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