CVE-2026-102916

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.12% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 1.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.8 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:A/V:C/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-09.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-10-09 14:12Z20 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-10-09 21:07Z19 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-09-29

Assigning CNA

illumos

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:P/AU:Y/R:A/V:C

Weaknesses

• CWE-617Reachable AssertionBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

a4e8859178b0d2af8ef2b952477e1569271f65de8feaccc69e7c7eb397006b8a

• illumos.topicbox.comhttps://illumos.topicbox.com/groups/developer/T697a32b688807e56/cve-2026-102916-18491-bhyve-rep-prefix-instr-emulation-fumbles-flagsmailing-list
• illumos.orghttps://illumos.org/issues/18491issue-tracking
• github.comhttps://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/commit/696ecf8debceed9dc33937d8c8e111e4aeebfdaepatch
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/09/19