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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-32883
medium Nessus Plugin ID 304523
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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.- Botan is a C++ cryptography library. From version 3.0.0 to before version 3.11.0, during X509 path validation, OCSP responses were checked for an appropriate status code, but critically omitted verifying the signature of the OCSP response itself. This issue has been patched in version 3.11.0. (CVE-2026-32883)
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-2026-32883
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 304523
File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_32883.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 4/1/2026
Updated: 4/14/2026
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
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-2026-32883
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.9
Temporal Score: 5.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:botan, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:sequoia-sq, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:botan3, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:botan1.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:sequoia-sqv, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:botan3, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts
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: 3/30/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-32883