CVE-2026-104114: NULL pointer dereference in illumos nwamd door handler allows local users to crash the daemon
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 21/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.11% (FIRST EPSS).
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: illumos illumos-gate 0f1064d97f1a43778ddf87d4e438b99872aed1a0; OmniOS OmniOS r151054bw, r151056aw, r151058w.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to illumos illumos-gate 0f1064d97f1a43778ddf87d4e438b99872aed1a0; OmniOS OmniOS r151054bw, r151056aw, r151058w or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
A NULL pointer dereference in the illumos Network Auto-Magic daemon (nwamd) allows a local user to crash the daemon. nwamd_door_switch() in usr/src/cmd/cmd-inet/lib/nwamd/door_if.c writes to the caller's request structure before checking that a request was supplied, and before checking the caller's credentials. Because the nwamd door at /etc/svc/volatile/nwam/nwam_door is accessible to all local users, an unprivileged user can issue a door_call() with no argument data to crash nwamd; repeated calls place the svc:/network/physical:nwam service into maintenance, stopping automatic network configuration. nwamd runs only when svc:/network/physical:nwam is enabled, which is not the default. The flaw has existed since 2010 (illumos-gate commit 6ba597c5), and affects any illumos distribution prior to illumos-gate commit 0f1064d9.
- Published
- Oct 9, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 9, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 1th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-476
Report tools
Action score
21
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 21 / 40 · 5.4 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · illumos
- 5.4
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (illumos). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
illumos illumos-gate
- 6ba597c56d749c61b4f783157f63196d7b2445f0 and later · before 0f1064d97f1a43778ddf87d4e438b99872aed1a0affected · gitfixed in 0f1064d97f1a43778ddf87d4e438b99872aed1a0
OmniOS OmniOS
- any and later · before r151054affected
- r151058 and later · before r151058waffectedfixed in r151058w
- r151056 and later · before r151056awaffectedfixed in r151056aw
- r151054 and later · before r151054bwaffectedfixed in r151054bw
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- CVE-2023-31284illumos illumos-gate before 676abcb has a stack buffer overflow in /dev/net, leading to privilege escalation via a stat on a long file name…31Monitor
- CVE-2026-104112Missing release of passed file descriptors in illumos nscd allows local users to exhaust kernel memory27Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-15449Jul 16, 2026 · TOCTOU double copyin in illumos dld ioctl handling causes kernel heap corruption23Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-102916Oct 9, 2026 · Reachable assertion in illumos bhyve REP string instruction emulation allows guest to panic host27Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-104115Oct 9, 2026 · Stack buffer overflow in illumos reparsed nfs-basic plugin allows local users to crash the daemon21Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| illumos illumos-gate | 0f1064d97f1a43778ddf87d4e438b99872aed1a0 | Vendor (CNA) |
| OmniOS OmniOS | r151054bw | Vendor (CNA) |
| OmniOS OmniOS | r151056aw | Vendor (CNA) |
| OmniOS OmniOS | r151058w | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
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- Published
- Fix recordedsame day
- TodayNov 13, 2026+35 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- Robert Frenchfinder
- James Wynne IIIfinder
- Andy Fiddamanremediation developer
Not on record for this CVE: variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer DereferenceCVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvd-secondary
Attack context
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Change log
- SSVC exploitation— → none
- Exploit maturity— → none
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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