Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-102004 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-102004 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-102004?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 28 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Wind River VxWorks 7 prior to 26.09.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-102004?
- A patch was published on 2026-09: Fixed in VxWorks 7 version 26.09 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-102004 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-102004?
- Check whether you run Wind River VxWorks 7 at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A memory corruption vulnerability exists in VxWorks 7's memory management subsystem when specific system call arguments are passed to the kernel. The vulnerability affects versions prior to 26.09 and is exploitable via local system calls without requiring elevated privileges or user interaction. The defect has been patched in version 26.09.
Affected products
- Wind River VxWorks 7 prior to 26.09
Timeline
- 2026-09-28: disclosed
- 2026-09: patched: Fixed in VxWorks 7 version 26.09