CVE-2026-8398
Actively exploited. CVE-2026-8398 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-05-27) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Daemon Tools contains an unspecified vulnerability that has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Daemon Tools contains an unspecified vulnerability that has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
- Who is affected
- Users of Daemon Tools Lite.
- Urgency
- Immediate action is required as the vulnerability is actively exploited and classified as critical.
- Action
- Users should update to the latest version of Daemon Tools Lite.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 70% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2026-8398: Daemon Tools Lite Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2026-05-27
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