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CVE-2026-98602VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · Bluetooth: bnep: fix out-of-bounds reads on short RX/TX frames and control fallthrough

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98602· High

Not known to be exploited · fixed in f0ca020cbb9bb7f3f4ea8ba1dfcf30a282aec91e : patch Microsoft soon.

Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 10:58 UTC

Severity
High

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 12% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in f0ca020cbb9bb7f3f4ea8ba1dfcf30a282aec91e, ad0d2d4ada51321db787262ef343193c712b76b5, 667aa703e11cdc237d169393bc6a5ea9acbb33c2 +5

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: 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 2 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < f0ca020cbb9bb7f3f4ea8ba1dfcf30a282aec91e
Fixed in
  • f0ca020cbb9bb7f3f4ea8ba1dfcf30a282aec91e
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < ad0d2d4ada51321db787262ef343193c712b76b5
Fixed in
  • ad0d2d4ada51321db787262ef343193c712b76b5
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 667aa703e11cdc237d169393bc6a5ea9acbb33c2
Fixed in
  • 667aa703e11cdc237d169393bc6a5ea9acbb33c2
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 035f9b1809861967e58ce652680d70ea1502058f
Fixed in
  • 035f9b1809861967e58ce652680d70ea1502058f
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 8f31031326994d1abfcc6ebb6927ef96e51fb9ff
Fixed in
  • 8f31031326994d1abfcc6ebb6927ef96e51fb9ff
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 7af80ad2cebfe2f1879d6a39a1aaa061d9c4e1ca
Fixed in
  • 7af80ad2cebfe2f1879d6a39a1aaa061d9c4e1ca

Description

A vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-98602 affects Microsoft products related to Bluetooth BNEP functionality, specifically versions 3.0 and 4.0. The issue involves out-of-bounds reads on short RX/TX frames and control fallthrough. No CVSS score or detailed impact information is provided, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.

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