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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-8275

critical Nessus Plugin ID 314198

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 vulnerability was detected in bettercap up to 2.41.5. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ippReadChunkedBody of the file modules/zerogod/zerogod_ipp_primitives.go of the component zerogod IPP Service. Performing a manipulation results in integer coercion error. The attack can be initiated remotely. The attack is considered to have high complexity. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is named 3731d5576cffae9eefe3721cd46a40933304129f. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch. (CVE-2026-8275)

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-2026-8275

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 314198

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_8275.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 5/11/2026

Updated: 5/11/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-8275

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bettercap

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: 5/11/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-8275