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Photon OS 5.0: Kafka PHSA-2026-5.0-0855

high Nessus Plugin ID 317381

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the kafka package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-5.0-855.md

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 317381

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2026-5_0-0855_kafka.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 5/28/2026

Updated: 5/28/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-35554

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Temporal Score: 7.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:kafka, cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:5.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/PhotonOS/release, Host/PhotonOS/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/22/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-35554