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CVE-2026-98697VulnerabilityPublished Updated

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98697· Medium

Not known to be exploited · fixed in ebd8fcaaacb66c15ae7e19d14619abe3762e0701 : update Microsoft when convenient.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 12:18 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
Patch
Available – fixed in ebd8fcaaacb66c15ae7e19d14619abe3762e0701, e8dd520070e1d89ab2fabdd514dd2b4024fabc1f, 29172161236154f362e35694864cacbdeb07d060 +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
  • ≥ 93bacefc4cc0b53e1cb6a336d43847154fdf6886, < ebd8fcaaacb66c15ae7e19d14619abe3762e0701
Fixed in
  • ebd8fcaaacb66c15ae7e19d14619abe3762e0701
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 93bacefc4cc0b53e1cb6a336d43847154fdf6886, < e8dd520070e1d89ab2fabdd514dd2b4024fabc1f
Fixed in
  • e8dd520070e1d89ab2fabdd514dd2b4024fabc1f
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 93bacefc4cc0b53e1cb6a336d43847154fdf6886, < 29172161236154f362e35694864cacbdeb07d060
Fixed in
  • 29172161236154f362e35694864cacbdeb07d060
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 93bacefc4cc0b53e1cb6a336d43847154fdf6886, < 63594e8ffe097bc0b7639936f33799a7653dded2
Fixed in
  • 63594e8ffe097bc0b7639936f33799a7653dded2
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 93bacefc4cc0b53e1cb6a336d43847154fdf6886, < 380f57cd58e26e0f3687451196ec446c473c52d9
Fixed in
  • 380f57cd58e26e0f3687451196ec446c473c52d9
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 93bacefc4cc0b53e1cb6a336d43847154fdf6886, < 025e149e471bfa07622b8b77050facfc9b7704b4
Fixed in
  • 025e149e471bfa07622b8b77050facfc9b7704b4

Description

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