Copy Fail exploitation has begun, and Brian Pak is sorry for the chaos

"The current coordination model really needs to be improved..."

Edward Targett

May 04, 2026 - 4 min read

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CISA has added CVE-2026-31431, aka Copy Fail, to its known exploited catalogue (KEV), days after the wave-making Linux vulnerability went public.

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