What we know about Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431)
bugcrowd.com | vulnerability | High | Actively exploited | CVE-2026-31431 | #active-exploitation | #ai-security | #zero-day | #public-poc | #container-security | #kernel-security | #privilege-escalation | #lpe | #exploitation | #linux-kernel | #exploit | #cve-2026-31431 | #container-escape | #ai-discovery
Summary
Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) is a Linux kernel LPE zero-day since 2017: an algif_aead logic flaw grants root and container escape; a public 732-byte exploit was found by AI in an hour.
- CVE
- CVE-2026-31431
- CVSS
- 7.8
- Published
- Collected
--- id: 165 title: "What we know about Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431)" cve: CVE-2026-31431 cvss: 7.8 severity: high source_domain: bugcrowd.com source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/what-we-know-about-copy-fail-cve-2026-31431/" published_at: "2026-04-29 22:26" tags: ["active-exploitation", "ai-security", "zero-day", "public-poc", "container-security", "kernel-security", "privilege-escalation", "lpe", "exploitation", "linux-kernel", "exploit", "cve-2026-31431", "container-escape", "ai-discovery"] phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/165" lang: en --- # What we know about Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) ## Summary Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) is a Linux kernel LPE zero-day since 2017: an algif_aead logic flaw grants root and container escape; a public 732-byte exploit was found by AI in an hour. ## Intelligence Metadata - **Sources:** bugcrowd.com - **CVE:** CVE-2026-31431 - **CVSS:** 7.8 - **Published:** 2026-04-29 22:26 - **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/what-we-know-about-copy-fail-cve-2026-31431/ - **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/165