---
id: CVE-2026-53706
title: >-
  PREVAIL is a Polynomial-Runtime EBPF Verifier using an Abstract Interpretation
  Layer
summary: >-
  PREVAIL is a Polynomial-Runtime EBPF Verifier using an Abstract Interpretation
  Layer. Prior to version 0.2.4, the prevail eBPF verifier accepts ALU32 ADD and
  SUB instructions that operate on pointer-typed registers without checking the
  i…
severity: none
cwe:
  - CWE-682
published: '2026-09-02'
updated: '2026-09-09'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-09T16:49:20.627'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53706'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/vbpf/prevail/commit/d3fab8c23a93d9a615bc741b254ab26391559e0f
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/vbpf/prevail/releases/tag/v0.2.4'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/vbpf/prevail/security/advisories/GHSA-65fp-5qmq-gg2m'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00291
epssPercentile: 0.21976
ingestedAt: '2026-09-09T17:16:03.072Z'
---

## Overview

PREVAIL is a Polynomial-Runtime EBPF Verifier using an Abstract Interpretation Layer. Prior to version 0.2.4, the prevail eBPF verifier accepts ALU32 ADD and SUB instructions that operate on pointer-typed registers without checking the is64 flag. Because ALU32 arithmetic zero-extends the 32-bit result, the upper half of any pointer is silently destroyed at runtime, yet prevail marks the program as verified safe. Any caller that can submit an eBPF program for verification — including unprivileged users on kernels that permit BPF program loading — can produce a program that passes verification but faults or misbehaves at runtime. This issue has been patched in version 0.2.4.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.