
Local privilege escalation exploit for CVE-2026-31431 in the Linux kernel crypto subsystem, providing root access and container breakout with a minimal Python script.
Severity: Critical
CVSS v3.1: 9.8 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Status: Public Exploit Available
CVE-2026-31431 ("Copy Fail") is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel cryptographic subsystem.
Any unprivileged user can escalate to root within seconds using a minimal Python script (~732 bytes), affecting most Linux systems compiled after 2017.
CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_AEAD👉 See: docs/mitigation.md
👉 See: docs/technical-analysis.md
👉 See: ioc/detection-rules.md
Do not run exploit code in production systems.