CVE-2026-93536: X.Org Server GestureBuildSprite Use-After-Free
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: 0.16% (FIRST EPSS).
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
- Fixed version: x.org xorg-x11-server 21.1.25; x.org xwayland 24.1.14; azl3 wayland 1.22.0-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to x.org xorg-x11-server 21.1.25; x.org xwayland 24.1.14; azl3 wayland 1.22.0-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes 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 use after free caused by missing lifecycle management of gesture sprites in GestureBuildSprite() in X.Org X Server before 21.1.25 and XWayland before 24.1.14 could be used by authenticated X clients to crash the X server or potentially execute code.
- Published
- Oct 28, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 28, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 5th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-122
Report tools
Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 21 / 40 · 5.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · suse
- 5.3
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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What does it mean in your environment?
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Is your version affected?
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (suse). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
x.org xorg-x11-server
- before 21.1.25affected · rpm
x.org xwayland
- before 24.1.14affected · rpm
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | xorg-server | from 0 | — |
| Debian:12 | xwayland | from 0 | — |
| Debian:14 | xorg-server | before 2:21.1.25-1 | 2:21.1.25-1 |
| Debian:14 | xwayland | before 2:24.1.14-1 | 2:24.1.14-1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 16.0 | xwayland | before 24.1.6-160000.7.1 | 24.1.6-160000.7.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | xorg-x11-server | before 21.1.24-2.1 | 21.1.24-2.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | xwayland | before 24.1.13-2.1 | 24.1.13-2.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | xorg-x11-server | before 21.1.4-150500.7.55.1 | 21.1.4-150500.7.55.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | xorg-x11-server | before 21.1.15-150700.5.25.1 | 21.1.15-150700.5.25.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | xorg-x11-server | before 21.1.11-150600.5.34.1 | 21.1.11-150600.5.34.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | xwayland | before 24.1.6-160000.7.1 | 24.1.6-160000.7.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 | xwayland | before 24.1.5-150700.3.25.1 | 24.1.5-150700.3.25.1 |
Same product
x.org: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-93523X.Org Server XInput2 PassiveUngrabDevice Out-of-Bounds Write31Monitor
- CVE-2026-93522X.Org Server Glamor CopyArea Heap Buffer Overflow31Monitor
- CVE-2026-93521X.Org Server RandR ChangeProviderProperty Heap Buffer Overflow31Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-93519Oct 28, 2026 · X.Org Server XFixes Pointer Barrier Event List Buffer Overflow31Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-93520Oct 28, 2026 · X.Org Server XKB ChangeKeycodeRange Heap Out-of-Bounds Write31Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-93524Oct 28, 2026 · X.Org Server XKB SetMap Key Width/Action Count Desync Out-Of-Bounds Read27Monitor
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 |
|---|---|---|
| x.org xorg-x11-server | 21.1.25 | Vendor (CNA) |
| x.org xwayland | 24.1.14 | Vendor (CNA) |
| azl3 wayland 1.22.0-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 | Release Notes | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| debian:xorg-server | 2:21.1.25-1 · Debian:14 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:xwayland | 2:24.1.14-1 · Debian:14 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:xorg-x11-server | 21.1.24-2.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:xwayland | 24.1.13-2.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:xorg-x11-server | 21.1.4-150500.7.55.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:xwayland | 24.1.6-160000.7.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
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
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- Fix recordedsame day
- TodayNov 1, 2026+4 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-935180 days apartX.Org Server XKB ResizeKeyType Numeric Truncation31Monitor
- CVE-2026-935190 days apartX.Org Server XFixes Pointer Barrier Event List Buffer Overflow31Monitor
- CVE-2026-935200 days apartX.Org Server XKB ChangeKeycodeRange Heap Out-of-Bounds Write31Monitor
- CVE-2026-935210 days apartX.Org Server RandR ChangeProviderProperty Heap Buffer Overflow31Monitor
- CVE-2026-935220 days apartX.Org Server Glamor CopyArea Heap Buffer Overflow31Monitor
- CVE-2026-935230 days apartX.Org Server XInput2 PassiveUngrabDevice Out-of-Bounds Write31Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
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.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer OverflowCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Exploit maturity— → none
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.