Microsoft · configfs: pin the symlink target's dirent instead of chasing ->ci_dentry
Affects MicrosoftSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · fixed in d47c5de1cd6bfbe1067fc310bf90e4e00205e839 : update Microsoft when convenient.
Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 13:02 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
- Patch
- Available – fixed in d47c5de1cd6bfbe1067fc310bf90e4e00205e839, a44744454eafbc158e8c8e3ef8d207076410b195, a7c1290eef60711c10289c056ad32ed1f2b47b12 +2
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
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Description
CVE-2026-97950 is a vulnerability related to the configfs component in Microsoft software versions 3.0 and 4.0. The issue involves pinning the symlink target's directory entry (dirent) instead of following the ->ci_dentry link. No detailed impact or exploitation information is provided.