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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-28690
medium Nessus Plugin ID 301756
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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.- ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, a stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the MNG encoder. There is a bounds checks missing that could corrupting the stack with attacker-controlled data. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41. (CVE-2026-28690)
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-2026-28690
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 301756
File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_28690.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 3/10/2026
Updated: 3/31/2026
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.3
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.9
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-28690
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/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:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:imagemagick, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:imagemagick-c%2b%2b-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:imagemagick, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:imagemagick-perl, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:imagemagick-perl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:imagemagick-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:imagemagick-c%2b%2b, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:imagemagick, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:imagemagick-c%2b%2b-devel, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:imagemagick-devel, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:imagemagick-doc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:imagemagick-doc, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:imagemagick, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:imagemagick-c%2b%2b
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/9/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-28690