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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-61096

low Nessus Plugin ID 330067

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.

 - Vulnerability in the MySQL Server, MySQL Cluster product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Pluggable Auth). Supported versions that are affected are MySQL Server: 8.4.0-8.4.10, 9.7.0-9.7.1; MySQL Cluster:
 8.0.0-8.0.47, 8.4.0-8.4.10 and 9.7.0-9.7.1. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where MySQL Server, MySQL Cluster executes to compromise MySQL Server, MySQL Cluster. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Server, MySQL Cluster accessible data. (CVE-2026-61096)

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-2026-61096

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 330067

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_61096.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 7/27/2026

Updated: 7/27/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

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-2026-61096

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.9

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mecab-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mecab-ipadic-eucjp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mecab-ipadic, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mecab, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql-common, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql-errmsg, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql-server, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql-test-data, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql-test, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql8.4-common, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql8.4-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql8.4-errmsg, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql8.4-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql8.4-server, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql8.4-test-data, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql8.4-test, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql8.4, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mecab-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mecab-ipadic-eucjp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mecab-ipadic, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mecab, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql-errmsg, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql-test-data, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql-test, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4-errmsg, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4-test-data, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4-test, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql

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: 7/21/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-61096