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CVE-2026-80947VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · wifi: rtl8xxxu: fix use-after-free from rx_urb_wq on stop

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-80947· High 7.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in da1678cca182567fd84618b689f4424f3f55f712 : patch Microsoft soon.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 23:24 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 5% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in da1678cca182567fd84618b689f4424f3f55f712, 972ab8b9c08f3eb3fa535082de2950dd93604dfd, 800d2b490a9af1e7132a3564c2ad5a81292e5b40 +5
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 11 Sep 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
  • ≥ 26f1fad29ad973b0fb26a9ca3dcb2a73dde781aa, < da1678cca182567fd84618b689f4424f3f55f712
Fixed in
  • da1678cca182567fd84618b689f4424f3f55f712
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 26f1fad29ad973b0fb26a9ca3dcb2a73dde781aa, < 972ab8b9c08f3eb3fa535082de2950dd93604dfd
Fixed in
  • 972ab8b9c08f3eb3fa535082de2950dd93604dfd
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 26f1fad29ad973b0fb26a9ca3dcb2a73dde781aa, < 800d2b490a9af1e7132a3564c2ad5a81292e5b40
Fixed in
  • 800d2b490a9af1e7132a3564c2ad5a81292e5b40
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 26f1fad29ad973b0fb26a9ca3dcb2a73dde781aa, < 620acb1e8037b73a457dc8ef20fc23fc7adcb405
Fixed in
  • 620acb1e8037b73a457dc8ef20fc23fc7adcb405
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 26f1fad29ad973b0fb26a9ca3dcb2a73dde781aa, < 75e7e19e9218e3b895e652f04acf08113dc3aa00
Fixed in
  • 75e7e19e9218e3b895e652f04acf08113dc3aa00
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 26f1fad29ad973b0fb26a9ca3dcb2a73dde781aa, < 17d5ae58973122eea7625a87cd3d80a8beb23b47
Fixed in
  • 17d5ae58973122eea7625a87cd3d80a8beb23b47

Description

CVE-2026-80947 addresses a use-after-free vulnerability in the rtl8xxxu Wi-Fi driver related to the rx_urb_wq on stop functionality. This flaw could potentially lead to memory corruption or instability in affected systems running the specified version of the driver.

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