What is CVE-2026-93799?

CVE-2026-93799 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.6 onward and patched in 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53 and others. CVE-2026-93799 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-93799?

CVE-2026-93799 has a CVSS score of 8.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-93799?

Yes, CVE-2026-93799 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-93799 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-93799 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-93799

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: validate sta_id in BA window status notif BA_WINDOW_STATUS_NOTIFICATION_ID extracts a 5-bit sta_id from the firmware notification and uses it to index fw_id_to_mac_id[] without bounds checking. Validate sta_id before array access to prevent out-of-bounds indexing.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-09-24

Last modified 2026-10-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

8.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.6 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.6

Fixed in

✓ 6.6.158 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.111 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.53 6.18.x ✓ 7.2

References

4 total

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-93799

Severity High

CVSS score 8.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-09-24

Modified 2026-10-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-93799?

CVE-2026-93799 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.6 onward and has been patched in 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53 and others. CVE-2026-93799 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-93799?

CVE-2026-93799 has a CVSS score of 8.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-93799?

Yes. CVE-2026-93799 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-93799 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-93799 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.