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CVE-2026-98979VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · namespace: refuse an automount below a mount that is in no namespace

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98979· High

Not known to be exploited · fixed in d8c7f74adf5de78035d41aa33c8f71e12b3ca430 : patch Microsoft soon.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 12:19 UTC

Severity
High

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
Patch
Available – fixed in d8c7f74adf5de78035d41aa33c8f71e12b3ca430, c88546071d30417ab9e55821c83f4dc7756cff6f, c98e74d73a3356ab00fc6bb9dec3c77da1ec1ce4 +5

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 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 7 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ df820f8de4e481222b17f9bcee7b909ae8167529, < d8c7f74adf5de78035d41aa33c8f71e12b3ca430
Fixed in
  • d8c7f74adf5de78035d41aa33c8f71e12b3ca430
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ df820f8de4e481222b17f9bcee7b909ae8167529, < c88546071d30417ab9e55821c83f4dc7756cff6f
Fixed in
  • c88546071d30417ab9e55821c83f4dc7756cff6f
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ df820f8de4e481222b17f9bcee7b909ae8167529, < c98e74d73a3356ab00fc6bb9dec3c77da1ec1ce4
Fixed in
  • c98e74d73a3356ab00fc6bb9dec3c77da1ec1ce4
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ df820f8de4e481222b17f9bcee7b909ae8167529, < ba985ce08471c555af2a2fbe217c1bc2e72a6d8c
Fixed in
  • ba985ce08471c555af2a2fbe217c1bc2e72a6d8c
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ df820f8de4e481222b17f9bcee7b909ae8167529, < 776e20e4fdc23c23687b511ffdc80047878049d3
Fixed in
  • 776e20e4fdc23c23687b511ffdc80047878049d3
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ df820f8de4e481222b17f9bcee7b909ae8167529, < 494c57572d2d5bc2839553ed41aabe92ed0f587c
Fixed in
  • 494c57572d2d5bc2839553ed41aabe92ed0f587c

Description

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