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CVE-2026-98499VulnerabilityPublished Updated

wacom_wac_pen_serial_enforce() · HID: wacom: fix OOB read

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98499· High 8.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.1 High · fixed in eaa7d29341ef4b91e84ad097562982288a7c376c : patch Microsoft soon.

Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 10:58 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (Linux)CVSS 3.18.1
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:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 Oct 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 2 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 83417206427bdf0fef9fa69957807194f25923c3, < eaa7d29341ef4b91e84ad097562982288a7c376c
Fixed in
  • eaa7d29341ef4b91e84ad097562982288a7c376c
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 83417206427bdf0fef9fa69957807194f25923c3, < c3129e6f26e18c0886ede7265f187a7ec289e1d1
Fixed in
  • c3129e6f26e18c0886ede7265f187a7ec289e1d1
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 83417206427bdf0fef9fa69957807194f25923c3, < 26471d954bbfbfb9032994f7f485802ee20e0582
Fixed in
  • 26471d954bbfbfb9032994f7f485802ee20e0582
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 83417206427bdf0fef9fa69957807194f25923c3, < 456afe4707e23cc114ad833197f63b52bb8fd1e7
Fixed in
  • 456afe4707e23cc114ad833197f63b52bb8fd1e7
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 83417206427bdf0fef9fa69957807194f25923c3, < 65e7c4b5366b770c60dfefac3f1d06e33a9e411e
Fixed in
  • 65e7c4b5366b770c60dfefac3f1d06e33a9e411e
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 83417206427bdf0fef9fa69957807194f25923c3, < 9aa237cf66495b2426ddde8532e9b08a0ed83aaa
Fixed in
  • 9aa237cf66495b2426ddde8532e9b08a0ed83aaa

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.

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