wacom_wac_pen_serial_enforce() · HID: wacom: fix OOB read
Affects MicrosoftSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.1 High · fixed in eaa7d29341ef4b91e84ad097562982288a7c376c : patch Microsoft soon.
Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 10:58 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (Linux) | CVSS 3.1 | 8.1 |
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- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 33% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in eaa7d29341ef4b91e84ad097562982288a7c376c, c3129e6f26e18c0886ede7265f187a7ec289e1d1, 26471d954bbfbfb9032994f7f485802ee20e0582 +5
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Oct 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 2 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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Description
A vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-98499 affects Microsoft products versions 3.0 and 4.0 related to the HID wacom driver, specifically an out-of-bounds (OOB) read issue in the function wacom_wac_pen_serial_enforce(). The advisory provides no detailed technical information or impact description beyond the identification of the flaw. No CVSS score or exploit information is available.