Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-42999

high Nessus Plugin ID 317599

Version 1.8

Jun 18, 2026, 10:27 AM

  • CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 9.0)
  • CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C")
  • CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2026-42999, severity increased from "Medium" to "High")

Plugin Feed: 202606181027

Version 1.7

Jun 17, 2026, 2:25 PM

  • Plugin metadata
  • Detection (updated detection logic)
  • CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2026-42999, severity decreased from "High" to "Medium")
  • CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P")
  • CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 6.5)

Plugin Feed: 202606171425

Version 1.6

Jun 10, 2026, 6:51 AM

  • CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 9.0)
  • CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C")
  • CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2026-42999, severity increased from "Medium" to "High")

Plugin Feed: 202606100651

Version 1.5

Jun 9, 2026, 4:51 AM

  • CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2026-42999, severity decreased from "High" to "Medium")
  • CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 6.5)
  • Plugin metadata
  • CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P")
  • Detection (updated detection logic)

Plugin Feed: 202606090451

Version 1.4

Jun 4, 2026, 12:19 PM

  • Exploit attributes ("Exploitability ease" changed from "No known exploits are available" to "Exploits are available")
  • Exploit attributes ("Exploit available" set to "True")
  • CVSSv3 severity (based on None, severity increased from "Medium" to "High")
  • CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2026-42999, severity increased from "Medium" to "High")
  • CVSS temporal metrics ("CVSSv3 temporal vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:U/RC:C")
  • CVSS temporal metrics ("CVSSv2 temporal vector" set to "CVSS2#E:POC/RL:U/RC:C")
  • CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H")
  • CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 score" set to 8.8)
  • CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C")
  • CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 9.0)

Plugin Feed: 202606041219

Version 1.3

Jun 1, 2026, 4:32 PM

  • Plugin metadata
  • Detection (updated detection logic)

Plugin Feed: 202606011632

Version 1.2

May 30, 2026, 6:41 AM

  • CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 6.5)
  • CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P")
  • CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2026-42999, severity decreased from "High" to "Medium")
  • Detection (updated detection logic)
  • Plugin metadata

Plugin Feed: 202605300641

Version 1.1

May 29, 2026, 5:27 PM

  • New

Plugin Feed: 202605291727

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