Microsoft · wifi: rtw88: check for PCI upstream bridge existence
Affects MicrosoftSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Security Response Center Microsoft | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
A fix is available that adds a check for the PCI upstream bridge before applying the workaround in the rtw88 driver. Users should update to the fixed version of the Linux kernel or driver containing this patch.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw88: check for PCI upstream bridge existence pci_upstream_bridge() returns NULL if the device is on a root bus. If 8821CE is installed in the system with such a PCI topology, the probing routine will crash. This has probably been unnoticed as 8821CE is mostly supplied in laptops where there is a PCI-to-PCI bridge located upstream from the device. However the card might be installed on a system with different configuration. Check if the bridge does exist for the specific workaround to be applied. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Svace static analysis tool.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46092 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/000134a20bbf89b1152520a2eef71f91fdb83a5b (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b89b4c095804c478d50376285e66700cf3c045f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bbbb56204f7359ce2139a9341b43b52a186261c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c53d68e3bcfc8faccdd76c3383a9232b05c9ae6 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/959c13da6c36167ce1016d400a6104d2367f686e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc9b6303e7ea91bc360b42c7edc1fe9ceb2f47fe (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb101d2abdcccb514ca4fccd3b278dd8267374f6 (opens in a new tab)