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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-1539

high Nessus Plugin ID 297047

Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - A flaw was found in the libsoup HTTP library that can cause proxy authentication credentials to be sent to unintended destinations. When handling HTTP redirects, libsoup removes the Authorization header but does not remove the Proxy-Authorization header if the request is redirected to a different host. As a result, sensitive proxy credentials may be leaked to third-party servers. Applications using libsoup for HTTP communication may unintentionally expose proxy authentication data. (CVE-2026-1539)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-1539

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-1539

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 297047

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_1539.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 1/28/2026

Updated: 1/29/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-1539

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libsoup, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libsoup3-doc, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsoup3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libsoup3-devel, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libsoup-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libsoup, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libsoup3, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libsoup3-devel, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libsoup3-doc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libsoup-devel, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libsoup3, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsoup2.4

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-1539