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CVE-2026-97949VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · configfs: unhash the dentry before dropping the item in rmdir

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-97949· High

Not known to be exploited · fixed in f06c2d26d1999d37e93299db0ecead04ca7d0b9f : patch Microsoft soon.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 13:02 UTC

Severity
High

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Patch
Available – fixed in f06c2d26d1999d37e93299db0ecead04ca7d0b9f, b315d865660766d45ecdbf7433a4e3d36a554b3b, 446720051d44eebaa81b33969173160057b73a33 +2

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 25 Sep 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
  • ≥ 7063fbf2261194f72ee75afca67b3b38b554b5fa, < f06c2d26d1999d37e93299db0ecead04ca7d0b9f
Fixed in
  • f06c2d26d1999d37e93299db0ecead04ca7d0b9f
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 7063fbf2261194f72ee75afca67b3b38b554b5fa, < b315d865660766d45ecdbf7433a4e3d36a554b3b
Fixed in
  • b315d865660766d45ecdbf7433a4e3d36a554b3b
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 7063fbf2261194f72ee75afca67b3b38b554b5fa, < 446720051d44eebaa81b33969173160057b73a33
Fixed in
  • 446720051d44eebaa81b33969173160057b73a33
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 7063fbf2261194f72ee75afca67b3b38b554b5fa, < 925d8564f1b2d9b46c5ab63b9bc942cea006da9b
Fixed in
  • 925d8564f1b2d9b46c5ab63b9bc942cea006da9b
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 7063fbf2261194f72ee75afca67b3b38b554b5fa, < 5d7cbfb65e47cc71d5d94d87d5d0d1679080f3eb
Fixed in
  • 5d7cbfb65e47cc71d5d94d87d5d0d1679080f3eb
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =2.6.16
Fixed in–

Description

A vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-97949 involves the configfs component where the dentry is not unhashed before dropping the item in the rmdir operation. This issue affects Microsoft products with versions 3.0 and 4.0. No CVSS score or detailed impact information is provided, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.

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