Microsoft · HID: logitech-hidpp: Prevent use-after-free on force feedback initialisation failure
Affects MicrosoftSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · fixed in f7a4c78bfeb320299c1b641500fe7761eadbd101 : update Microsoft when convenient.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 4% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in f7a4c78bfeb320299c1b641500fe7761eadbd101, df966f0def87550bd81d0892cdff992202de2712, b846fb0a73e99174f08238e083e284c0463a2102 +3
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 1 May 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 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| LinuxLinux | Affected
| Fixed in
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| LinuxLinux | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Description
CVE-2026-43049 is a vulnerability in the Logitech HID++ driver component related to force feedback initialization. The issue involves a use-after-free condition that occurs when force feedback initialization fails. This vulnerability affects version 3.0 of the affected software. No CVSS score is provided, and there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.