Wind River Systems VxWorks 25.03 Memory Management Subsystem memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in Wind River Systems VxWorks. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Memory Management Subsystem. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-102004. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wind River Systems VxWorks. It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Memory Management Subsystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Wind River VxWorks 7 prior to 26.09, specific system call arguments can result in memory corruption within the memory management subsystem. Fixed in Version 26.09

It is possible to read the advisory at support2.windriver.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-102004 since 09/28/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/28/2026).

Upgrading to version 26.09 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: VxWorks 26.09

Timelineinfo

09/28/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/28/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
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-2026-102004 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-102004
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-411163

Entryinfo

Created: 09/28/2026 22:07
Changes: 09/28/2026 22:07 (63)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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