CVE-2026-91208: Oracle Solaris denial of service in Services component

CVE-2026-91208 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.1 · Published 2026-10-20

Oracle Solaris is a Unix-based operating system that powers enterprise servers and infrastructure. An unauthenticated attacker with local access to the system can trigger a crash or hang that renders the operating system unavailable, disrupting business operations and requiring manual recovery.

Technologies: Oracle Solaris. Vendors: Oracle.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-91208 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-91208 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-91208?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.1, published 20 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Oracle Solaris 11.4.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-91208?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-91208 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-91208?
Check whether you run Oracle Solaris 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 difficult-to-exploit local denial-of-service vulnerability in the Solaris Services component allows an unauthenticated attacker with logon access to cause a hang or crash of the operating system. The attack requires local access and specific conditions to trigger, but successful exploitation results in complete unavailability of the affected system.

Affected products

  • Oracle Solaris 11.4

Timeline

  • 2026-10-20: disclosed

References

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