Detections
Analytics

Photon OS 5.0: Unbound PHSA-2026-5.0-92-0943

high Nessus Plugin ID 333040

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the unbound package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-5.0-92-943.md

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 333040

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2026-5_0-92-0943_unbound.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: Local

Published: 8/6/2026

Updated: 8/12/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.8

Percentile: 96.81

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-25042

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 7.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-42959

Vulnerability Information

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

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: 8/5/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/22/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-16866, CVE-2019-18934, CVE-2019-25031, CVE-2019-25032, CVE-2019-25033, CVE-2019-25034, CVE-2019-25035, CVE-2019-25036, CVE-2019-25037, CVE-2019-25038, CVE-2019-25039, CVE-2019-25040, CVE-2019-25041, CVE-2019-25042, CVE-2020-12662, CVE-2020-12663, CVE-2020-28935, CVE-2022-30698, CVE-2022-30699, CVE-2022-3204, CVE-2023-50387, CVE-2023-50868, CVE-2024-33655, CVE-2024-43167, CVE-2024-43168, CVE-2024-8508, CVE-2025-11411, CVE-2025-5994, CVE-2026-14586, CVE-2026-32665, CVE-2026-32792, CVE-2026-40691, CVE-2026-41292, CVE-2026-41637, CVE-2026-42534, CVE-2026-42923, CVE-2026-42955, CVE-2026-42959, CVE-2026-44390, CVE-2026-44621, CVE-2026-44687, CVE-2026-44690, CVE-2026-46582, CVE-2026-50045, CVE-2026-50046, CVE-2026-50243, CVE-2026-50248, CVE-2026-50251, CVE-2026-50252, CVE-2026-52863, CVE-2026-54478, CVE-2026-55708, CVE-2026-55717, CVE-2026-55973, CVE-2026-55990, CVE-2026-55991, CVE-2026-56416, CVE-2026-56444