VxWorks 7 USB Failure
Priority LOW 21CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Wind River Systems VxWorks 7 on VxWorks allows Excessive Allocation. Specifically crafted USB packets may lead to the system becoming unavailable This issue affects VxWorks 7: from 22.06 through 24.03.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0022 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind River Systems Inc | VxWorks 7 | 22.06 – 24.03 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- VxWorks 7 VendorWind River Systems Inc Affected 22.06 – 24.03 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-26500
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ppcr-7c68-6c88
More Wind River Systems Inc vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-65769 VxWorks 7 improper privilege management CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-65221 Out-of-bounds write in Wind River Systems Inc VxWorks 7 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-19446 Buffer manipulation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
- TI-2026-65223 VxWorks 7 Memory allocation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-26500 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-26500 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ppcr-7c68-6c88 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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