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CVE-2026-98485VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · netfilter: ip6t_rt: fix zero-address non-strict match out-of-bounds read

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98485· High 7.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High · fixed in fe336bab13834394320997de8b16ca4a913b4f13 : patch Microsoft soon.

Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 10:58 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (Linux)CVSS 3.17.1
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 6% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in fe336bab13834394320997de8b16ca4a913b4f13, dd55c0ea87bf70e4e4b3b683acd29ef981335b26, d9cf4ac6f326330e1fe4d95671d36a6ff3593f64 +5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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
  • ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < fe336bab13834394320997de8b16ca4a913b4f13
Fixed in
  • fe336bab13834394320997de8b16ca4a913b4f13
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < dd55c0ea87bf70e4e4b3b683acd29ef981335b26
Fixed in
  • dd55c0ea87bf70e4e4b3b683acd29ef981335b26
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < d9cf4ac6f326330e1fe4d95671d36a6ff3593f64
Fixed in
  • d9cf4ac6f326330e1fe4d95671d36a6ff3593f64
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < b89249819a7d6698bed152feafd3bc6c08489d15
Fixed in
  • b89249819a7d6698bed152feafd3bc6c08489d15
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 191239b0939692e92459d8d32cad14247fa93f89
Fixed in
  • 191239b0939692e92459d8d32cad14247fa93f89
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 82313c169eddc02b1bf5ba6b427803e272d3ec42
Fixed in
  • 82313c169eddc02b1bf5ba6b427803e272d3ec42

Description

A vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-98485 affects the netfilter ip6t_rt component, involving a fix for a zero-address non-strict match out-of-bounds read. The affected versions are 3.0 and 4.0. No CVSS score or detailed impact information is provided. The vulnerability is published but lacks explicit patch or remediation details.

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