Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-5119

high Nessus Plugin ID 309074

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 flaw was found in libsoup. When establishing HTTPS tunnels through a configured HTTP proxy, sensitive session cookies are transmitted in cleartext within the initial HTTP CONNECT request. A network-positioned attacker or a malicious HTTP proxy can intercept these cookies, leading to potential session hijacking or user impersonation. (CVE-2026-5119)

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: 309074

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_5119.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 4/21/2026

Updated: 4/21/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-5119

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, 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:libsoup, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libsoup-devel, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsoup2.4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libsoup, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libsoup-devel, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsoup3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup2.4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libsoup3, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libsoup3-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libsoup3-doc, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libsoup3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libsoup3-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libsoup3-doc, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/30/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-5119

Detections

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