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CVE-2026-55981

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2026-10-23

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Description

A firmware verification vulnerability in Creative Sound Blaster Katana could allow an attacker to modify a legitimate firmware image and upload the modified firmware to an affected device.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-10-2307:16CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 15:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

Neither OSV.dev nor the vendor advisories we read list affected versions for CVE-2026-55981 yet.

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
  • CNACVSS 3.19.6read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2026-10-23
Last Modified
2026-10-23
NVD status
Received

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-55981?

A firmware verification vulnerability in Creative Sound Blaster Katana could allow an attacker to modify a legitimate firmware image and upload the modified firmware to an affected device.

Is CVE-2026-55981 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-55981 has not been confirmed.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-55981?

CVE-2026-55981 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.6 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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