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Photon OS 4.0: Grub2 PHSA-2026-4.0-0950
high Nessus Plugin ID 297822
Synopsis
The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.Description
An update of the grub2 package has been released.Solution
Update the affected Linux packages.See Also
https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-4.0-950.md
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 297822
File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2026-4_0-0950_grub2.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Family: PhotonOS Local Security Checks
Published: 2/4/2026
Updated: 2/5/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-61662
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:grub2, cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:4.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/PhotonOS/release, Host/PhotonOS/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/20/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/18/2025