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CVE-2026-42493: particular related to operations · Addressing certain issues,

Source GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 05:11 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 38% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 28 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

The vulnerable functionality has been deprecated in favor of alternative methods (HVM/PVH: HAP, PV: shim). Users are advised to migrate to these alternatives to avoid the security risks associated with continued use of the deprecated functionality.

Description

CVE-2026-42493 involves a vulnerability related to operations that may take excessively long and require preemption. The affected functionality has been deprecated due to high cost and availability of alternative methods, but it remains accessible at users' own security risk. This vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or integrity but can cause a high impact on availability.

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