Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-18147

medium Nessus Plugin ID 344356

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 was found in FreeIPA. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit a DOM Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the FreeIPA/IdM Web UI password reset page. By enticing a victim to click a specially crafted link and complete a password reset, the attacker could inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript code. This allows the attacker to perform actions within the victim's authenticated session, potentially leading to full administrative control if an IdM administrator is targeted. (CVE-2026-18147)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 344356

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_18147.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 9/9/2026

Updated: 9/9/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-18147

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ipa-admintools, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ipa-client-common, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ipa-client-encrypted-dns, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ipa-client-epn, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ipa-client-samba, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ipa-client, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ipa-common, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ipa-python-compat, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ipa-python, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ipa-selinux-luna, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ipa-selinux-nfast, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ipa-selinux, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ipa-server-common, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ipa-server-dns, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ipa-server-encrypted-dns, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ipa-server-trust-ad, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ipa-server, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ipa, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python2-ipaclient, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python2-ipalib, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python2-ipaserver, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-ipaclient, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-ipalib, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-ipaserver, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-ipatests, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ipa-admintools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ipa-client-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ipa-client-encrypted-dns, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ipa-client-epn, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ipa-client-samba, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ipa-client, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ipa-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ipa-python-compat, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ipa-python, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ipa-selinux-luna, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ipa-selinux-nfast, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ipa-selinux, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ipa-server-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ipa-server-dns, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ipa-server-encrypted-dns, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ipa-server-trust-ad, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ipa-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ipa, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python2-ipaclient, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python2-ipalib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python2-ipaserver, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-ipaclient, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-ipalib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-ipaserver, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-ipatests

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: 9/9/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-18147

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