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Photon OS 5.0: Libxslt PHSA-2026-5.0-0874

high Nessus Plugin ID 323254

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the libxslt package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-5.0-874.md

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 323254

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2026-5_0-0874_libxslt.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Published: 6/27/2026

Updated: 7/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.6

Percentile: 98.48

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-40403

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-24855

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/11/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/26/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-40403, CVE-2024-55549, CVE-2025-10911, CVE-2025-11731, CVE-2025-24855, CVE-2025-7424