CVE-2026-91244: Oracle Solaris Services denial of service

CVE-2026-91244 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.7 · Published 2026-10-20

A vulnerability in Oracle Solaris Services can allow a low-privileged attacker with local access to cause the system to hang or crash. Successful exploitation results in a complete denial of service, making the operating system unavailable to authorized users. This requires the attacker to already have a login account on the affected system.

Technologies: Oracle Solaris. Vendors: Oracle.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-91244 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-91244 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-91244?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.7, published 20 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Oracle Solaris 11.4.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-91244?
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-2026-91244 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-91244?
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 privilege vulnerability exists in the Oracle Solaris Services component affecting version 11.4. A low-privileged authenticated attacker can trigger a denial of service through repeated crashes or system hangs. Exploitation requires local access and elevated complexity, but results in complete availability loss.

Affected products

  • Oracle Solaris 11.4

Timeline

  • 2026-10-20: disclosed

References

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