Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-48617

low Nessus Plugin ID 321724

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 in Node.js Permission Model enforcement allows Bypass via `process.report.writeReport()` Path Misvalidation. This can lead to confidentiality impact or bypass of the intended security boundary under affected configurations. This vulnerability affects all supported release lines: **Node.js 22**, **Node.js 24**, and **Node.js 26**. (CVE-2026-48617)

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-2026-48617

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-48617

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-48617

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 321724

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_48617.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 6/20/2026

Updated: 8/6/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.5

Percentile: 51.68

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-48617

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.8

Temporal Score: 1.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nodejs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs-docs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs-full-i18n, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs-nodemon, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs-npm, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs-packaging-bundler, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs-packaging, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs22, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs24-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs24-docs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs24-full-i18n, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs24-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs24-npm, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs24, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:npm, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:v8-12.4-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:v8-13.6-devel, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nodejs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs-full-i18n, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs-nodemon, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs-npm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs-packaging-bundler, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs-packaging, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs22, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs24-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs24-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs24-full-i18n, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs24-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs24-npm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs24, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:npm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:v8-12.4-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:v8-13.6-devel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/18/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-48617