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CVE-2026-98889VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: fix sched scan IE sizing

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98889· High 7.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in f2268060e99f94314b9988dfa17393c2694fa9b2 : patch Microsoft soon.

Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 10:58 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (Linux)CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 6% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in f2268060e99f94314b9988dfa17393c2694fa9b2, a24417478f90e9f1a4ea24cd4b784afccb56fbae, 358eca9a898ad4cce7453e9dcfd005d019a2b01f +3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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
  • ≥ eae94cf82d7456b57fa9fd55c1edb8a726dcc19c, < f2268060e99f94314b9988dfa17393c2694fa9b2
Fixed in
  • f2268060e99f94314b9988dfa17393c2694fa9b2
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ eae94cf82d7456b57fa9fd55c1edb8a726dcc19c, < a24417478f90e9f1a4ea24cd4b784afccb56fbae
Fixed in
  • a24417478f90e9f1a4ea24cd4b784afccb56fbae
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ eae94cf82d7456b57fa9fd55c1edb8a726dcc19c, < 358eca9a898ad4cce7453e9dcfd005d019a2b01f
Fixed in
  • 358eca9a898ad4cce7453e9dcfd005d019a2b01f
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ eae94cf82d7456b57fa9fd55c1edb8a726dcc19c, < 05f79cea3b15cfe600b205ddcfd51ebee15d908a
Fixed in
  • 05f79cea3b15cfe600b205ddcfd51ebee15d908a
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ eae94cf82d7456b57fa9fd55c1edb8a726dcc19c, < 4f155d262b31b9b17e0f9856bdabe0968eb4930f
Fixed in
  • 4f155d262b31b9b17e0f9856bdabe0968eb4930f
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ eae94cf82d7456b57fa9fd55c1edb8a726dcc19c, < 0a63f98e5163a2ec2822dfb691ee5a6094de08ec
Fixed in
  • 0a63f98e5163a2ec2822dfb691ee5a6094de08ec

Description

This vulnerability relates to the iwlwifi driver component in Microsoft products, specifically addressing an issue with the scheduling scan Information Element (IE) sizing. The advisory provides no detailed technical information or impact description beyond the identification of the flaw.

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