Photon OS 5.0: Libssh2 PHSA-2026-5.0-0857

medium Nessus Plugin ID 321399

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the libssh2 package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 321399

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2026-5_0-0857_libssh2.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Family: PhotonOS Local Security Checks

Published: 6/17/2026

Updated: 6/17/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-7598

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Threat Score: 2.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:5.0, p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:libssh2

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/27/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/1/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-7598

Detections

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