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CVE-2026-98625VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · netfilter: flowtable: publish HW_DEAD after worker is done

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98625· High

Not known to be exploited · fixed in f26652e99f519e6bd34f8a9b48fbb33c603585f2 : patch Microsoft soon.

Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 10:58 UTC

Severity
High

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 11% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in f26652e99f519e6bd34f8a9b48fbb33c603585f2, f92e8f39726ba68a7c42c6b7566be687c8161579, e20701843032c438f879066a77ea85e361c6b999 +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
  • ≥ 2c8897953f3b2ff5498f3f275708a742bfcdbc24, < f26652e99f519e6bd34f8a9b48fbb33c603585f2
Fixed in
  • f26652e99f519e6bd34f8a9b48fbb33c603585f2
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 2c8897953f3b2ff5498f3f275708a742bfcdbc24, < f92e8f39726ba68a7c42c6b7566be687c8161579
Fixed in
  • f92e8f39726ba68a7c42c6b7566be687c8161579
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 2c8897953f3b2ff5498f3f275708a742bfcdbc24, < e20701843032c438f879066a77ea85e361c6b999
Fixed in
  • e20701843032c438f879066a77ea85e361c6b999
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 2c8897953f3b2ff5498f3f275708a742bfcdbc24, < d644b23afe1ef509c9961a6d84a093c2587edf02
Fixed in
  • d644b23afe1ef509c9961a6d84a093c2587edf02
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 2c8897953f3b2ff5498f3f275708a742bfcdbc24, < b4f0f05dfbe836a171bff261f17d098a4d5461ea
Fixed in
  • b4f0f05dfbe836a171bff261f17d098a4d5461ea
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 2c8897953f3b2ff5498f3f275708a742bfcdbc24, < b0ef9450e93f2adeb77593db14c2ac7c6c8f5060
Fixed in
  • b0ef9450e93f2adeb77593db14c2ac7c6c8f5060

Description

CVE-2026-98625 is a published vulnerability related to the netfilter flowtable component, specifically involving the publication of HW_DEAD after a worker process completes. The information provided is minimal and does not include technical details, impact, or remediation guidance.

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