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CVE-2026-58083: FreeBSD · Use After Free

Affects FreeBSDSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.4 High.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 14:14 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.4High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 19 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
FreeBSD FreeBSDAffected
  • =15.1-RELEASE
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until a patch is available, restrict local user access and monitor for updates from FreeBSD.

Description

CVE-2026-58083 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the FreeBSD kernel related to the handling of knotes during the fork operation. A timer-based knote could be enqueued twice due to a race condition and improper locking, leading to corruption of the kqueue's active list. This flaw allows an unprivileged local user to trigger a kernel use-after-free, potentially resulting in privilege escalation.

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