Published Oct 23, 2026Sources checked Oct 27, 2026
7.8HIGHCVSS out of 10
What this means
Review the available evidence
CVE-2026-99002 and is rated High severity with a CVSS score of 7.8. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.
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Vendor revision: Oct 26, 2026
Release Notes
CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog
EPSS0.2%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability
Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field
Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships
Overview
What is CVE-2026-99002?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/vmwgfx: validate pitch coming from userspace
Validate the pitch, alongside the box dimensions before trying to copy data from the underlying surface. Fixes possible out of bounds reads with cursor snooping.