CVE-2026-97860 YMS-VPN8 and YMS-VPN8-CP provided by Yamaha Corporation register Windows services with unquoted file paths.
High 8.4
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-97860 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-97860 is a high-severity vulnerability in Yamaha Corporation YMS-VPN8, published on 29 Oct 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97860 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Yamaha Corporation YMS-VPN8. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-97860/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-97860/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-97860?
CVE-2026-97860 is a high-severity vulnerability in Yamaha Corporation YMS-VPN8, published on 29 Oct 2026.
Official description
YMS-VPN8 and YMS-VPN8-CP provided by Yamaha Corporation register Windows services with unquoted file paths. A user who has write permissions on the system drive may be able to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-97860?
How do I fix CVE-2026-97860?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-97860 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-97860 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97860 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-36cv-m7g2-q4rp.