CVE-2026-21928

low-risk

Published 2026-01-20

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Kernel). The supported version that is affected is 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via TCP to compromise Oracle Solaris. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Solaris accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Do I need to act?

0.04% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.3/10 Medium

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Solaris

Affected Vendors

Oracle

References (1)

Vendor Advisory https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2026.html

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low-risk

Severity 21/34 · High

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal