Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-35177

high Nessus Plugin ID 305104

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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.

- Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to 9.2.0280, a path traversal bypass in Vim's zip.vim plugin allows overwriting of arbitrary files when opening specially crafted zip archives, circumventing the previous fix for CVE-2025-53906. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.2.0280.
(CVE-2026-35177)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 305104

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_35177.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 4/6/2026

Updated: 4/23/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-35177

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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:centos:centos:7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-x11, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-common, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-enhanced, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-minimal, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vim, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-x11, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-enhanced, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-minimal, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vim, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-data, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xxd, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-data, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xxd, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10

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: 4/6/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-35177

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