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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-42946

high Nessus Plugin ID 314517

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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.

 - A vulnerability exists in the ngx_http_scgi_module and ngx_http_uwsgi_module modules that may result in excessive memory allocation or an over-read of data. When scgi_pass or uwsgi_pass is configured, an unauthenticated attacker with man-in-the-middle (MITM) ability to control responses from an upstream server may be able to read the memory of the NGINX worker process or restart it. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated. (CVE-2026-42946)

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-2026-42946

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 314517

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_42946.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 5/14/2026

Updated: 6/18/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-42946

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Threat Score: 4.8

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nginx-mod-mail, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nginx-mod-http-image-filter, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-mod-mail, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nginx-mod-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nginx-all-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-mod-http-perl, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nginx-mod-stream, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-mod-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-core, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nginx, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nginx-mod-http-perl, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nginx-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-all-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-mod-http-image-filter, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-mod-stream, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nginx-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-42946