CVE-2026-102006: Wind River Systems VxWorks 7 · Memory Leak
Affects Wind River Systems VxWorks 7Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium · fixed in 26.09 : update Wind River Systems VxWorks 7 when convenient.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.09% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 0% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Limited control over the software or limited information exposure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-09-30.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 26.09
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 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 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Wind River Systems IncVxWorks 7 | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Upgrade to Wind River VxWorks 7 version 26.09 or later, where this memory release issue is fixed. No other mitigation or workaround is indicated.
Description
CVE-2026-102006 is a vulnerability in Wind River VxWorks 7 prior to version 26.09 where certain system call arguments cause the process management subsystem to fail to release allocated kernel memory when terminating an application. This results in a memory leak affecting system availability. The issue is fixed in version 26.09.