diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/civetweb/civetweb_1.16.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/civetweb/civetweb_1.16.bb
index 0e13bc6deb..a22d08f05e 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/civetweb/civetweb_1.16.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/civetweb/civetweb_1.16.bb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ SRC_URI = "git://github.com/civetweb/civetweb.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
 
 CVE_STATUS[CVE-2025-55763] = "fixed-version: The vulnerability is fixed in the used revision"
 CVE_STATUS[CVE-2025-9648] = "fixed-version: The vulnerability is fixed in the used revision"
+CVE_STATUS[CVE-2026-5789] = "not-applicable-platform: Issue only applies on Windows"
 
 # civetweb supports building with make or cmake (although cmake lacks few features)
 inherit cmake