CVE-2026-55981Firmware verification vulnerability
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It affects Creative Labs Creative Sound Blaster Katana V2, V2X, SE. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%, higher than 14% of scored CVEs.
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A firmware verification vulnerability in Creative Sound Blaster Katana could allow an attacker to modify a legitimate firmware image and upload the modified firmware to an affected device.
- CVSS
- 9.6 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.23% (percentile 14)
- Assigned by
- CSA
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 23, 2026
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