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. 


Security Researcher: Zhi Yang Bingren Wu Finding
Published: 2026-09-28
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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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.  Security Researcher: Zhi Yang Bingren Wu Finding
Title VxWorks 7 Memory Resource leak
Weaknesses CWE-772
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WindRiver

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-28T19:25:43.054Z

Reserved: 2026-09-24T21:12:17.354Z

Link: CVE-2026-97686

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Updated: 2026-09-28T19:25:39.857Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-28T19:16:50.867

Modified: 2026-09-28T20:47:20.760

Link: CVE-2026-97686

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Updated: 2026-09-28T20:30:06Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-772

    Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime