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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-50265

high Nessus Plugin ID 318812

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 libinput. A local attacker with access to /dev/uinput can inject arbitrary udev properties through the libinput-device-group helper. This injection can lead to root code execution, for example, by exploiting REMOVE_CMD properties that are executed when a device is removed. This vulnerability allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system. (CVE-2026-50265)

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-2026-50265

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 318812

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_50265.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 6/5/2026

Updated: 6/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-50265

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libinput, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libinput-utils, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libinput, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libinput-utils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libinput-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libinput-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8

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: 6/5/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-50265