Wind River VxWorks up to 26.08 IPNET subsystem allocation of resources

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Wind River VxWorks up to 26.08. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component IPNET subsystem. Executing a manipulation can lead to allocation of resources. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-97686. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wind River VxWorks up to 26.08. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component IPNET subsystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

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

The advisory is available at support2.windriver.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-97686 since 09/24/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 26.09 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Allocation of resources
CWE: CWE-770 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: VxWorks 26.09

Timelineinfo

09/24/2026 CVE reserved
09/28/2026 +4 days Advisory disclosed
09/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: support2.windriver.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-97686 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-97686
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-411154

Entryinfo

Created: 09/28/2026 21:12
Changes: 09/28/2026 21:12 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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