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CVE-2026-98696VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · USB: serial: fix driver deregistration order

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98696· Medium

Not known to be exploited · fixed in e7ad832b1144df19cbbaaa655625c6f984e85b9f : update Microsoft when convenient.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 13:47 UTC

Severity
Medium

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

  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 7 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 765e0ba62613fb90f09c1b5926750df0aa56f349, < e7ad832b1144df19cbbaaa655625c6f984e85b9f
Fixed in
  • e7ad832b1144df19cbbaaa655625c6f984e85b9f
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 765e0ba62613fb90f09c1b5926750df0aa56f349, < a1aa474768f69ea3a70da523f00f74c264cfa10e
Fixed in
  • a1aa474768f69ea3a70da523f00f74c264cfa10e
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 765e0ba62613fb90f09c1b5926750df0aa56f349, < 991904982827f07706c643bb0428c4b689b254e3
Fixed in
  • 991904982827f07706c643bb0428c4b689b254e3
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 765e0ba62613fb90f09c1b5926750df0aa56f349, < 646e5b28b4fdbc1b828a2398d6ced2c1dd308a46
Fixed in
  • 646e5b28b4fdbc1b828a2398d6ced2c1dd308a46
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 765e0ba62613fb90f09c1b5926750df0aa56f349, < 428d479a0d31460fbf5969ab262ccd673f1fac01
Fixed in
  • 428d479a0d31460fbf5969ab262ccd673f1fac01
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 765e0ba62613fb90f09c1b5926750df0aa56f349, < 9b085a06a0a411b0bcdf18b61c3ebf1be1c72ffe
Fixed in
  • 9b085a06a0a411b0bcdf18b61c3ebf1be1c72ffe

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.

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