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CVE-2026-98838VulnerabilityPublished Updated

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98838· High

Not known to be exploited · fixed in d388658505bf707ff0cd7142c37c868febf8c2a5 : patch Microsoft soon.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 12:18 UTC

Severity
High

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
Patch
Available – fixed in d388658505bf707ff0cd7142c37c868febf8c2a5, ad06f7312d3f615dd466483ce81a9b9619166686, 82561eee12a342994daf3a70590f5d07c35da743 +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
  • ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < d388658505bf707ff0cd7142c37c868febf8c2a5
Fixed in
  • d388658505bf707ff0cd7142c37c868febf8c2a5
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < ad06f7312d3f615dd466483ce81a9b9619166686
Fixed in
  • ad06f7312d3f615dd466483ce81a9b9619166686
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 82561eee12a342994daf3a70590f5d07c35da743
Fixed in
  • 82561eee12a342994daf3a70590f5d07c35da743
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 985c000b046ca4ee11ee34ef85db500c569ef6e8
Fixed in
  • 985c000b046ca4ee11ee34ef85db500c569ef6e8
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 0928ed9bd7946baee911efa401088697836e3b1e
Fixed in
  • 0928ed9bd7946baee911efa401088697836e3b1e
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 663cf98baced6941a0f3f00e1be61024e57d4429
Fixed in
  • 663cf98baced6941a0f3f00e1be61024e57d4429

Description

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