Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-102005 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-102005 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-102005?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 28 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Wind River VxWorks 7 24.03 through 26.03.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-102005?
- A patch was published on 2026-09-28: Fixed in VxWorks 7 26.09 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-102005 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-102005?
- 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 leak vulnerability exists in VxWorks 7 versions 24.03 through 26.03 in the handling of specific service routines when non-default configuration states are active. The vulnerability allows memory to be allocated without proper release, eventually causing the system to run out of available memory pools and cease operations. The issue is resolved in VxWorks 7 26.09.
Affected products
- Wind River VxWorks 7 24.03 through 26.03
Timeline
- 2026-09-28: disclosed
- 2026-09-28: patched: Fixed in VxWorks 7 26.09