Microsoft · USB: serial: fix driver deregistration order
Affects MicrosoftSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · fixed in e7ad832b1144df19cbbaaa655625c6f984e85b9f : update Microsoft when convenient.
Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 13:47 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- Patch
- Available – fixed in e7ad832b1144df19cbbaaa655625c6f984e85b9f, a1aa474768f69ea3a70da523f00f74c264cfa10e, 991904982827f07706c643bb0428c4b689b254e3 +5
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
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Description
This vulnerability concerns the USB serial driver in Microsoft software, specifically related to the order in which the driver deregisters. The issue is identified as CVE-2026-98696. No detailed technical information or impact description is provided, and no CVSS score is assigned.