Fedora 45 : cpp-httplib (2026-06d1b46d1e)

high Nessus Plugin ID 302757

Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Fedora 45 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-06d1b46d1e advisory.

Automatic update for cpp-httplib-0.38.0-1.fc45.

##### **Changelog**

```
* Tue Mar 17 2026 Petr Menk <[email protected]> - 0.38.0-1
- Update to 0.38.0 (rhbz#2447261)
* Tue Mar 17 2026 Petr Menk <[email protected]> - 0.37.2-1
- Update to 0.37.2
- Fixes silent TLS certificate verification bypass on HTTPS Redirect via proxy (CVE-2026-32627, rhbz#2448105)

```

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected cpp-httplib package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-06d1b46d1e

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 302757

File Name: fedora_2026-06d1b46d1e.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/17/2026

Updated: 3/17/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-32627

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Temporal Score: 7.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:45, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:cpp-httplib

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/17/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-32627