Vulnerability · Published Sep 28, 2026 · Assigned by WindRiver
CVE-2026-97686VxWorks 7 Memory Resource leak
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in VxWorks 7 from Wind River. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)<0.1%top 99.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Wind River VxWorks 7 prior to 26.09, specific system call arguments can result in the IPNET subsystem failing to properly release allocated kernel memory and system file descriptors before terminating the calling application. Fixed in Version 26.09.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wind River | VxWorks 7 | VxWorks 7 |
Weakness: CWE-772 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H