modules: add cifswitch (CVE-2026-46243, Asim Manizada's CIFSwitch)

CIFSwitch is the newest kernel-7-era LPE not already in the corpus: a
~19-year-old logic flaw in fs/smb/client/cifs_spnego.c where the
cifs.spnego request-key type accepts key descriptions created by
userspace (add_key(2)/request_key(2)) without verifying the request came
from the in-kernel CIFS client. The description's authority-bearing
fields (pid/uid/creduid/upcall_target) are trusted by the root cifs.upcall
helper; with user+mount namespace tricks an unprivileged user coerces
cifs.upcall into loading an attacker NSS module as root. Fixed upstream by
3da1fdf4efbc (merged 7.1-rc5); CWE-20; not in CISA KEV.

Takes the corpus to 42 modules / 37 CVEs.

🟡 honest port — full chain not VM-verified. detect() gates on the kernel
version (Debian backports 5.10.257/6.1.174/6.12.90/7.0.10) AND on the
cifs userspace path (cifs.upcall / cifs.spnego request-key rule), so a
vulnerable kernel without cifs-utils is PRECOND_FAIL not a false positive
(override via SKELETONKEY_CIFS_ASSUME_PRESENT=1/0). exploit() fires only
the non-destructive add_key(2) cifs.spnego probe (no upcall, loads
nothing, revoked immediately) and returns EXPLOIT_FAIL without a euid-0
witness — the namespace+NSS root-pop is not bundled until VM-verified.
--mitigate blocklists the cifs module; --cleanup reverts.

Wired everywhere: registry, Makefile, safety rank (86), 6 detect() test
rows (env-driven precondition override), CVE_METADATA.json + cve_metadata.c
+ KEV_CROSSREF.md (sorted insert, CWE-20/T1068/not-KEV), README + CVES.md
+ website counts (42/37) and a yellow module pill, RELEASE_NOTES v0.9.10,
verify-vm target (sweep pending). Credit: Asim Manizada. Version 0.9.10.

docs/CVE_METADATA.json

@@ -305,6 +305,15 @@
     "in_kev": false,
     "kev_date_added": ""
   },
+  {
+    "cve": "CVE-2026-46243",
+    "module_dir": "cifswitch_cve_2026_46243",
+    "cwe": "CWE-20",
+    "attack_technique": "T1068",
+    "attack_subtechnique": null,
+    "in_kev": false,
+    "kev_date_added": ""
+  },
   {
     "cve": "CVE-2026-46300",
     "module_dir": "fragnesia_cve_2026_46300",

docs/KEV_CROSSREF.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Which SKELETONKEY modules cover CVEs that CISA has observed exploited
 in the wild per the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
 Refreshed via `tools/refresh-cve-metadata.py`.
 
-**13 of 36 modules cover KEV-listed CVEs.**
+**13 of 37 modules cover KEV-listed CVEs.**
 
 ## In KEV (prioritize patching)
 
@@ -53,5 +53,6 @@ and are technically reachable. "Not in KEV" is not the same as
 | CVE-2026-31635 | CWE-130 | `dirtydecrypt_cve_2026_31635` |
 | CVE-2026-41651 | CWE-367 | `pack2theroot_cve_2026_41651` |
 | CVE-2026-43494 | ? | `pintheft_cve_2026_43494` |
+| CVE-2026-46243 | CWE-20 | `cifswitch_cve_2026_46243` |
 | CVE-2026-46300 | CWE-787 | `fragnesia_cve_2026_46300` |
 | CVE-2026-46333 | CWE-269 | `ptrace_pidfd_cve_2026_46333` |

docs/RELEASE_NOTES.md

@@ -1,3 +1,38 @@
+## SKELETONKEY v0.9.10 — new LPE module: cifswitch (CVE-2026-46243)
+
+Adds **`cifswitch` — CVE-2026-46243 "CIFSwitch"** (Asim Manizada,
+2026-05-28), taking the corpus to **42 modules / 37 CVEs**. The newest
+kernel-7-era LPE not already covered: a ~19-year-old logic flaw in
+`fs/smb/client/cifs_spnego.c` where the `cifs.spnego` request-key type
+accepts key descriptions created by *userspace* (`add_key(2)` /
+`request_key(2)`) without verifying the request came from the in-kernel
+CIFS client. The description carries authority-bearing fields
+(`pid`/`uid`/`creduid`/`upcall_target`) that the root `cifs.upcall`
+helper trusts as kernel-originating; combined with user+mount namespace
+tricks, an unprivileged user coerces `cifs.upcall` into loading an
+attacker NSS module as root. Fixed upstream by `3da1fdf4efbc` (merged
+7.1-rc5); NVD class CWE-20; not in CISA KEV.
+
+🟡 **Honest port — full chain not VM-verified.** `detect()` gates on the
+kernel version (Debian backports 5.10.257 / 6.1.174 / 6.12.90 / 7.0.10)
+**and** on the presence of the vulnerable userspace path — a vulnerable
+kernel without `cifs-utils` reports `PRECOND_FAIL`, not a false
+`VULNERABLE` (override the probe with `SKELETONKEY_CIFS_ASSUME_PRESENT=1`
+/`0`). `exploit()` fires only the non-destructive primitive — `add_key(2)`
+of a forged-but-benign `cifs.spnego` key, which does **not** invoke
+`cifs.upcall` and loads nothing, revoked immediately — and treats a clean
+accept as the empirical witness that userspace can forge the
+authority-bearing key type. It then stops: the namespace-switch +
+malicious-NSS-load root-pop is target/config-specific and is not bundled
+until VM-verified, so it returns honest `EXPLOIT_FAIL` without a euid-0
+witness (never fabricates root). `--mitigate` blocklists the `cifs`
+module (`/etc/modprobe.d/skeletonkey-disable-cifs.conf`); `--cleanup`
+reverts. Structural, arch-agnostic (keyring + namespace logic, no
+shellcode). Ships auditd + sigma + falco rules, MITRE ATT&CK T1068 +
+CWE-20 metadata, six new `detect()` unit-test rows, and credits Asim
+Manizada in `NOTICE.md`. Not yet VM-verified (sweep pending in
+`tools/verify-vm/targets.yaml`), so the verified count stays 28 of 37.
+
 ## SKELETONKEY v0.9.9 — install.sh needs no root; CVE-2022-0492 KEV drift
 
 Two maintenance fixes, no new modules.

docs/index.html

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 <meta charset="UTF-8">
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
 <title>SKELETONKEY — Linux LPE corpus, VM-verified, SOC-ready detection</title>
-<meta name="description" content="One binary. 41 Linux privilege-escalation modules from 2016 to 2026. 28 of 36 CVEs empirically verified in real Linux VMs. 13 KEV-listed. 151 detection rules across auditd/sigma/yara/falco. MITRE ATT&CK and CWE annotated. --explain gives operator briefings.">
+<meta name="description" content="One binary. 42 Linux privilege-escalation modules from 2016 to 2026. 28 of 37 CVEs empirically verified in real Linux VMs. 13 KEV-listed. 151 detection rules across auditd/sigma/yara/falco. MITRE ATT&CK and CWE annotated. --explain gives operator briefings.">
 <meta property="og:title" content="SKELETONKEY — Linux LPE corpus, VM-verified">
-<meta property="og:description" content="41 Linux LPE modules; 28 of 36 CVEs empirically verified in real VMs. 151 detection rules. ATT&CK + CWE + KEV annotated.">
+<meta property="og:description" content="42 Linux LPE modules; 28 of 37 CVEs empirically verified in real VMs. 151 detection rules. ATT&CK + CWE + KEV annotated.">
 <meta property="og:type" content="website">
 <meta property="og:url" content="https://karazajac.github.io/SKELETONKEY/">
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@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@
   <div class="container hero-inner">
     <div class="hero-eyebrow">
       <span class="dot dot-pulse"></span>
-      v0.9.9 — released 2026-06-08
+      v0.9.10 — released 2026-06-08
     </div>
     <h1 class="hero-title">
       <span class="display-wordmark">SKELETONKEY</span>
     </h1>
     <p class="hero-tag">
-      One binary. <strong>41 Linux LPE modules</strong> covering 36 CVEs —
+      One binary. <strong>42 Linux LPE modules</strong> covering 37 CVEs —
       <strong>every year 2016 → 2026</strong>. 28 of 34 confirmed against
       real Linux kernels in VMs. SOC-ready detection rules in four SIEM
       formats. MITRE ATT&amp;CK + CWE + CISA KEV annotated.
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ uid=0(root) gid=0(root)</pre>
         <div class="bento-icon">★</div>
         <h3>CISA KEV prioritized</h3>
         <p>
-          13 of 36 CVEs in the corpus are in CISA's Known Exploited
+          13 of 37 CVEs in the corpus are in CISA's Known Exploited
           Vulnerabilities catalog — actively exploited in the wild.
           Refreshed on demand via <code>tools/refresh-cve-metadata.py</code>.
         </p>
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ uid=0(root) gid=0(root)</pre>
           <code>tools/verify-vm/</code> spins up known-vulnerable
           kernels (stock distro + mainline from kernel.ubuntu.com), runs
           <code>--explain --active</code> per module, and records the
-          verdict. <strong>28 of 36 CVEs</strong> confirmed against
+          verdict. <strong>28 of 37 CVEs</strong> confirmed against
           real Linux across Ubuntu 18.04 / 20.04 / 22.04 + Debian 11 / 12
           + mainline 5.4.0-26 / 5.15.5 / 6.1.10 / 6.19.7. Records baked into the binary;
           <code>--list</code> shows ✓ per module.
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ uid=0(root) gid=0(root)</pre>
   <div class="container">
     <div class="section-head">
       <span class="section-tag">corpus</span>
-      <h2>36 CVEs across 10 years. ★ = actively exploited (CISA KEV).</h2>
+      <h2>37 CVEs across 10 years. ★ = actively exploited (CISA KEV).</h2>
     </div>
 
     <h3 class="corpus-h" data-color="green">
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ uid=0(root) gid=0(root)</pre>
       <span class="pill yellow">sequoia</span>
       <span class="pill yellow">vmwgfx</span>
       <span class="pill yellow">ptrace_pidfd</span>
+      <span class="pill yellow">cifswitch</span>
     </div>
 
     <p class="corpus-foot">
@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@ uid=0(root) gid=0(root)</pre>
         <div class="audience-icon">🎓</div>
         <h3>Researchers / CTF</h3>
         <p>
-          36 CVEs, 10-year span, each with the original PoC author
+          37 CVEs, 10-year span, each with the original PoC author
           credited and the kernel-range citation auditable.
           <code>--explain</code> shows the reasoning chain; detection
           rules let you practice both sides. Source is the documentation.
@@ -513,7 +514,7 @@ uid=0(root) gid=0(root)</pre>
       <div class="tl-col tl-shipped">
         <div class="tl-tag">shipped</div>
         <ul>
-          <li><strong>28 of 36 CVEs empirically verified</strong> in real Linux VMs</li>
+          <li><strong>28 of 37 CVEs empirically verified</strong> in real Linux VMs</li>
           <li><strong>kernel.ubuntu.com/mainline/</strong> kernel fetch path — unblocks pin-not-in-apt targets</li>
           <li>Per-module <code>verified_on[]</code> table baked into the binary</li>
           <li><strong>--explain mode</strong> — one-page operator briefing per CVE</li>
@@ -600,7 +601,7 @@ uid=0(root) gid=0(root)</pre>
       who found the bugs.
     </p>
     <p class="footer-meta">
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+      v0.9.10 · MIT · <a href="https://github.com/KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY">github.com/KaraZajac/SKELETONKEY</a>
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