High severity · published Oct 27, 2026
CVE-2026-88812
X.Org Server XKB SetGeometry TextDoodad Double Free
New
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A double free in XKB SetGeometryin X.Org X Server before 21.1.25 and X Wayland before 24.1.14 could be used by attached clients to cause a crash or potentially code in the x server context.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XO
xorg-x11-server · X.org
before 21.1.25 · source: vendor
XW
xwayland · x.org
before 24.1.14 · source: vendor
In the news
VulnerabilityHigh
ZDI-26-759: X.Org Server XKB TextDoodad Double Free Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of X.Org Server. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.8. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-88812.
Oct 15, 2026·Zero Day Initiative
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88812
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-88812
gitlab.freedesktop.org
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/0d1b1b0bad86c9ea2a3b7ca5a70e681dc69f1ecc
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