Detections
Analytics

Amazon Linux 2 : python-mako, --advisory ALAS2-2026-3333 (ALAS-2026-3333)

high Nessus Plugin ID 319856

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of python-mako installed on the remote host is prior to 0.8.1-2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2026-3333 advisory.

 Mako is a template library written in Python. Prior to 1.3.11, TemplateLookup.get_template() is vulnerable to path traversal when a URI starts with // (e.g., //../../../secret.txt). The root cause is an inconsistency between two slash-stripping implementations. Any file readable by the process can be returned as rendered template content when an application passes untrusted input directly to TemplateLookup.get_template(). This vulnerability is fixed in 1.3.11. (CVE-2026-41205)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'yum update python-mako' or or 'yum update --advisory ALAS2-2026-3333' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com//AL2/ALAS2-2026-3333.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html

https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2026-41205.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 319856

File Name: al2_ALAS-2026-3333.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/8/2026

Updated: 6/8/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-41205

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 6.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-mako

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/16/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-41205