Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-2604

high Nessus Plugin ID 299230

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.

- Debian Linux - evolution-data-server - None Red Hat Enterprise Linux - evolution-data-server: Evolution Data Server: Arbitrary file deletion via inconsistent URI handling Ubuntu Linux - insecure local cache file removal (CVE-2026-2604)

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-2026-2604

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-2604

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-2604

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 299230

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_2604.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 2/16/2026

Updated: 2/24/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

Temporal Score: 3.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-2604

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:evolution-data-server, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:evolution-data-server-langpacks, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:evolution-data-server-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:evolution-data-server-doc, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:evolution-data-server, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:evolution-data-server-perl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:evolution-data-server-ui, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:evolution-data-server-doc, 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:evolution-data-server-ui, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:evolution-data-server-ui-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:evolution-data-server-tests, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:evolution-data-server-tests, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:evolution-data-server-langpacks, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:evolution-data-server, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:evolution-data-server-ui-devel, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:evolution-data-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:evolution-data-server-perl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:evolution-data-server-devel

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-2604