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CVE-2026-49494

8.7
High
EPSS 0.54%Jun 7, 2026

Remote kernel crash via crafted IPv6 packet in Comodo Inspect.sys.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-49494 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-49494 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.54% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-49494?

CVE-2026-49494 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-49494?

Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-49494, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.

What does CVE-2026-49494 affect?

CVE-2026-49494 affects Comodo Internet Security - Inspect.sys (Windows), Windows kernel. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-49494?

Apply vendor patch when released; monitor advisories and limit IPv6 exposure if feasible.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Comodo Internet Security - Inspect.sys (Windows)Windows kernel
impact

Remote attacker can crash Windows kernel via IPv6 underflow/oversized memcpy during parsing (before firewall checks); potential RCE path.

action required

Patch when possible

affected versions
Xcitium (formerly Comodo Security Solutions) Comodo Internet Security
  • affected<= 12.3.4.8162
Xcitium Xcitium Client Security (XCS)
  • affected< 13.8.2.10019

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

how to fix
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