Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-101258

high Nessus Plugin ID 363674

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 Ghostscript. When Ghostscript renders a crafted PostScript or EPS document, it can bypass the -dSAFER sandbox and execute arbitrary shell commands in the context of the Ghostscript process.
The issue chains memory corruption in document parsing with disabling of internal path access controls at runtime. An attacker can deliver the document directly or through formats that delegate rendering to Ghostscript (for example EPS import or print conversion workflows). Successful exploitation can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data accessible to the process running Ghostscript.
(CVE-2026-101258)

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: High

ID: 363674

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_101258.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 10/7/2026

Updated: 10/7/2026

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: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 96.51

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-101258

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.4

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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:6, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript-chinese-zh_cn, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript-chinese-zh_tw, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript-chinese, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript-cups, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript-doc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript-gtk, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript-tools-dvipdf, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript-tools-fonts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript-tools-printing, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript-x11, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libgs-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libgs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript-chinese-zh_cn, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript-chinese-zh_tw, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript-chinese, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript-cups, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript-doc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript-gtk, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript-tools-dvipdf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript-tools-fonts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript-tools-printing, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript-x11, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgs-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgs

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: 10/6/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-101258

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