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CVE-2026-98495VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · net: arp: terminate device name before lookup

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98495· Medium

Not known to be exploited · fixed in d8b6529e80bcb4fb8177121404cbb3377acaebd2 : update Microsoft when convenient.

Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 10:58 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 12% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in d8b6529e80bcb4fb8177121404cbb3377acaebd2, ba664d83638640cf454b65167339cbf20dfd6f10, ae6d704dbf9542b0a0830ec91a2db4f30307e7d8 +5

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
  • ≥ 36fbf1e52bd3ff8a5cb604955eedfc9350c2e6cc, < d8b6529e80bcb4fb8177121404cbb3377acaebd2
Fixed in
  • d8b6529e80bcb4fb8177121404cbb3377acaebd2
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 36fbf1e52bd3ff8a5cb604955eedfc9350c2e6cc, < ba664d83638640cf454b65167339cbf20dfd6f10
Fixed in
  • ba664d83638640cf454b65167339cbf20dfd6f10
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 36fbf1e52bd3ff8a5cb604955eedfc9350c2e6cc, < ae6d704dbf9542b0a0830ec91a2db4f30307e7d8
Fixed in
  • ae6d704dbf9542b0a0830ec91a2db4f30307e7d8
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 36fbf1e52bd3ff8a5cb604955eedfc9350c2e6cc, < 47107491b48ceef0a2faa7a010cfa961f211ef9f
Fixed in
  • 47107491b48ceef0a2faa7a010cfa961f211ef9f
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 36fbf1e52bd3ff8a5cb604955eedfc9350c2e6cc, < 7389757d88f54237951d7497d9c4dae7cc6d64be
Fixed in
  • 7389757d88f54237951d7497d9c4dae7cc6d64be
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 36fbf1e52bd3ff8a5cb604955eedfc9350c2e6cc, < 414bbad9928598904313299ac9e037a73f520be1
Fixed in
  • 414bbad9928598904313299ac9e037a73f520be1

Description

CVE-2026-98495 is a vulnerability related to the ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) implementation in Microsoft software versions 3.0 and 4.0. The provided information does not include technical details about the nature of the flaw or its impact. No CVSS score or exploit information is available.

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