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Source: Microsoft · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Running
CVE-2026-90188Unknown / EvaluatingImportant (raw)CVSS 7.8

null_blk: free global tag_set on init error path

Published: 19 Sept 2026•Last updated: 02 Oct 2026, 08:10 AM IST•Source identifier: Unknown
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 3 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
7.8Important (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U
Metric sourceMicrosoft MSRC CVRF
EPSS probability
0.2%0.002
Percentile10th
Weakness type
—
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

— Pending vendor disclosure

SOC priority

Medium

Actively exploited

Unknown

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: No confirmed exploitation signal in current enrichment

Affected Products & Remediation

2 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • azl3 kernel 6.6.150.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • azl3 kernel 6.6.152.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

  • Microsoft MSRC: Release Notes

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
Unknown
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched local-privilege-escalation (CVSS AV:L, CVSS PR:L)

Exposure

  1. Identify hosts reporting this CVE, prioritising shared or multi-user systems.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A local, low-privilege vector matters most where untrusted users can run code. · Rule local-privilege-escalation

Exploitation evidence

  1. Look for low-privileged processes spawning SYSTEM or root-level child processes on affected hosts.Telemetry: DeviceProcessEvents · Hunting hypothesis from the CVSS vector; privilege transitions are a focused starting point, not evidence of attack. · Rule local-privilege-escalation

Response

  1. Confirm the source-stated update on affected hosts.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · Host inventory can verify remediation. · Rule local-privilege-escalation

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
Unknown
Record status · verification
UPDATED · Unknown
CPE
Unknown

Evidence & Provenance

1 public source
api.msrc.microsoft.comSource record
Detection Hunting Query

— No published hunting query names this record. Browse community and library queries instead.

Open KQL Library

Correlated briefings

Microsoft Security Update Guide · Limited verificationSeptember 2026 Security UpdatesPublished 08 Sept 2026
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