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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-4980

medium Nessus Plugin ID 304166

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.

 - A local file disclosure vulnerability in the XInclude processing component of Inkscape 1.1 before 1.3 allows a remote attacker to read local files via a crafted SVG file containing malicious xi:include tags.
 (CVE-2026-4980)

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://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-4980

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-4980

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 304166

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_4980.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/28/2026

Updated: 3/29/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-4980

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inkscape, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:inkscape-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:inkscape-view, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:inkscape

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: 3/27/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-4980