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CVE-2026-98708VulnerabilityPublished Updated

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98708· High

Not known to be exploited · fixed in afd1cdd16a25c7185b812a612ab7d5f2cbd1e086 : patch Microsoft soon.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 12:19 UTC

Severity
High

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
Patch
Available – fixed in afd1cdd16a25c7185b812a612ab7d5f2cbd1e086, 47864a9092fd6f6b3f312d1e5b233ecdc68b1bd8, 3412e9a800786d1dec4a58367db1cba275e7ef11 +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
  • ≥ 5bcae31d9cb1ebfad3ad5a3eea04c8cdc329a04f, < afd1cdd16a25c7185b812a612ab7d5f2cbd1e086
Fixed in
  • afd1cdd16a25c7185b812a612ab7d5f2cbd1e086
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 5bcae31d9cb1ebfad3ad5a3eea04c8cdc329a04f, < 47864a9092fd6f6b3f312d1e5b233ecdc68b1bd8
Fixed in
  • 47864a9092fd6f6b3f312d1e5b233ecdc68b1bd8
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 5bcae31d9cb1ebfad3ad5a3eea04c8cdc329a04f, < 3412e9a800786d1dec4a58367db1cba275e7ef11
Fixed in
  • 3412e9a800786d1dec4a58367db1cba275e7ef11
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 5bcae31d9cb1ebfad3ad5a3eea04c8cdc329a04f, < 624bf5338d8c2f55db455ce4f2543ca4a83fab03
Fixed in
  • 624bf5338d8c2f55db455ce4f2543ca4a83fab03
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 5bcae31d9cb1ebfad3ad5a3eea04c8cdc329a04f, < 026ae72fa6d0f7e04951441026be473f22911b87
Fixed in
  • 026ae72fa6d0f7e04951441026be473f22911b87
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 5bcae31d9cb1ebfad3ad5a3eea04c8cdc329a04f, < 21a688cbeae0e682f03e91f1e7a7eedd60d9d4f2
Fixed in
  • 21a688cbeae0e682f03e91f1e7a7eedd60d9d4f2

Description

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