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CVE-2026-98959VulnerabilityPublished Updated

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98959· Critical 9.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical · fixed in c1803697a60f22743aa28ad522f805e92d45e3f0 : patch Microsoft as a priority.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 12:19 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (Linux)CVSS 3.19.8
Patch
Available – fixed in c1803697a60f22743aa28ad522f805e92d45e3f0, a97114b9b00ed3d05156f3b2ddbf797296260389, 5877d7138cc4359d26fd7b010eedfd1b3162348f +6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 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 7 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • >=3.10.83 <3.11
  • >=3.12.45 <3.13
  • >=3.14.47 <3.15
  • >=3.18.19 <3.19
Fixed in
  • c1803697a60f22743aa28ad522f805e92d45e3f0
  • a97114b9b00ed3d05156f3b2ddbf797296260389
  • 5877d7138cc4359d26fd7b010eedfd1b3162348f
  • 858bee1c77857aabcc2327cd32dd8266332de332
  • 7a53bb4668b319fc6c8a3ce2c21635125c7d2712
  • 3.19
  • 3.15
  • 3.13
  • 3.11
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =3.19
Fixed in–

Description

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