🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2026-104018

HIGH 8.8

VxWorks 7 improper privilege management

CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

An improper privilege management vulnerability (CWE-269) exists in the command shell of Wind River VxWorks 7 when configured to enforce per-user command privileges. Under certain shell operations, a command may be evaluated without the privilege check that is normally applied, allowing an authenticated user with limited privileges to execute commands they are not authorized to run. Successful exploitation can result in privilege escalation, with impact to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected device. The issue affects all versions of VxWorks 7 prior to 26.09.  It has been fixed in 26.09.

Vendor wind river systems inc
Product vxworks 7
Published Oct 1, 2026
Last Updated Oct 1, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Affected Versions

Wind River Systems Inc / VxWorks 7
VxWorks 7

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
support2.windriver.com: https://support2.windriver.com/index.php?page=cve&on=view&id=CVE-2026-104018