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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-27978

medium Nessus Plugin ID 302959

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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.

 - Next.js is a React framework for building full-stack web applications. Starting in version 16.0.1 and prior to version 16.1.7, `origin: null` was treated as a missing origin during Server Action CSRF validation. As a result, requests from opaque contexts (such as sandboxed iframes) could bypass origin verification instead of being validated as cross-origin requests. An attacker could induce a victim browser to submit Server Actions from a sandboxed context, potentially executing state-changing actions with victim credentials (CSRF). This is fixed in version 16.1.7 by treating `'null'` as an explicit origin value and enforcing host/origin checks unless `'null'` is explicitly allowlisted in `experimental.serverActions.allowedOrigins`. If upgrading is not immediately possible, add CSRF tokens for sensitive Server Actions, prefer `SameSite=Strict` on sensitive auth cookies, and/or do not allow `'null'` in `serverActions.allowedOrigins` unless intentionally required and additionally protected.
 (CVE-2026-27978)

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-2026-27978

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 302959

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_27978.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/18/2026

Updated: 3/20/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-27978

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 4

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Threat Score: 1.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dotnet-targeting-pack-7.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dotnet-templates-7.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dotnet-sdk-7.0-source-built-artifacts, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dotnet-sdk-7.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dotnet-apphost-pack-7.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dotnet7.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:aspnetcore-runtime-7.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:aspnetcore-targeting-pack-7.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:netstandard-targeting-pack-2.1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dotnet-hostfxr-7.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dotnet-runtime-7.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dotnet-host

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: 3/17/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-27978