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CVE-2026-98896VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · thunderbolt: Keep the domain reference while processing hotplug

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98896· Medium

Not known to be exploited · fixed in e8656465d08ed832e120c9cca4a6d0c8ccb45698 : 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

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in e8656465d08ed832e120c9cca4a6d0c8ccb45698, b61a4ae2ec6a0d363615d01106e0a2d284133a38, 138ec65b2c761f065b19d115aed2b8246fc272f5 +4

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 2 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ d6cc51cd1a4aed1d9e2dd66d643d729acb4be560, < e8656465d08ed832e120c9cca4a6d0c8ccb45698
Fixed in
  • e8656465d08ed832e120c9cca4a6d0c8ccb45698
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ d6cc51cd1a4aed1d9e2dd66d643d729acb4be560, < b61a4ae2ec6a0d363615d01106e0a2d284133a38
Fixed in
  • b61a4ae2ec6a0d363615d01106e0a2d284133a38
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ d6cc51cd1a4aed1d9e2dd66d643d729acb4be560, < 138ec65b2c761f065b19d115aed2b8246fc272f5
Fixed in
  • 138ec65b2c761f065b19d115aed2b8246fc272f5
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ d6cc51cd1a4aed1d9e2dd66d643d729acb4be560, < 06b2e894e640f6a3dbeb536a2d26d72426b26a46
Fixed in
  • 06b2e894e640f6a3dbeb536a2d26d72426b26a46
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ d6cc51cd1a4aed1d9e2dd66d643d729acb4be560, < 04df2985159e381c88a923fae1bec2f8d0272412
Fixed in
  • 04df2985159e381c88a923fae1bec2f8d0272412
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ d6cc51cd1a4aed1d9e2dd66d643d729acb4be560, < 1d991f749a8255ee2ecc6307e2f27354ab631827
Fixed in
  • 1d991f749a8255ee2ecc6307e2f27354ab631827

Description

CVE-2026-98896 is a vulnerability related to the 'thunderbolt' component in Microsoft software versions 3.0 and 4.0. The issue involves maintaining the domain reference during hotplug processing. No detailed impact or exploitation information is provided.

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