Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-110910

medium Nessus Plugin ID 373696

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.

- ### Summary `qs.stringify` with `allowEmptyArrays: true` writes the key of an empty array without encoding it, even though keys are encoded by default. A key that contains `&` (or the configured `delimiter`), `=`, or `#` therefore becomes query string syntax instead of data, so a caller-supplied key name can add parameters to the serialized query string, or cut it short. ### Details In `lib/stringify.js`, the `allowEmptyArrays` branch returns `adjustedPrefix + '[]'` early, before the code that passes every other key through `encoder` and `formatter`. So `{ x&k=v: [1] }` serializes as `x%26k%3Dv%5B0%5D=1`, but `{ x&k=v: [] }` serializes as `x&k=v[]`. The early return applies at any depth (`{ a: { b&k=v: [] } }` gives `a[b&k=v][]`), under every `arrayFormat`, with `allowDots`, and with a custom `encoder`, which is never called for that key. With `encode: false` or `encodeValuesOnly: true`, keys are intentionally left unencoded on every path; those configurations are not affected. #### PoC ```js var qs = require(qs); var query = qs.stringify({ q: hi, x&apiKey=evil&y: [] }, { allowEmptyArrays: true }); // q=hi&x&apiKey=evil&y[] qs.parse(query); // { q: hi, x: , apiKey: evil, y: [] } qs.stringify({ x#: [], z: 1 }, { allowEmptyArrays: true }); // x#[]&z=1: in a URL, everything after # becomes the fragment ``` #### Fix Applied in 234d505 on `main` and released as v6.17.0, and backported to v6.16.2, v6.15.4, v6.14.3, v6.13.4, and v6.12.6: the key of an empty array goes through `encoder` and `formatter` exactly as the key of any other value does, so `{ x&apiKey=evil&y: [] }` now serializes as `x%26apiKey%3Devil%26y[]`. Keys that need no encoding serialize as before, with two exceptions that match every other path: the brackets of a nested key are now encoded (`a[b][]` becomes `a%5Bb%5D[]`, which `qs.parse` reads identically), and with `encodeDotInKeys`, a dot in the key becomes `%252E` instead of `%2E` (which `decodeDotInKeys` previously misread as nesting). ### Affected versions - `>=6.12.0 <6.12.6`, fixed in v6.12.6 - `>=6.13.0 <6.13.4`, fixed in v6.13.4 - `>=6.14.0 <6.14.3`, fixed in v6.14.3 - `>=6.15.0 <6.15.4`, fixed in v6.15.4 - `>=6.16.0 <6.16.2`, fixed in v6.16.2 v6.17.0 and later are not affected.
`allowEmptyArrays` was introduced in f22b2bc and first shipped in v6.12.0, with this early return. Earlier versions have no `allowEmptyArrays` option and are not affected. ### Impact An application that passes an object whose key names come from untrusted input to `qs.stringify` with `allowEmptyArrays: true` (for example, to forward a parsed JSON body or user-selected fields to an upstream service) can have parameters injected into the resulting query string. The injected parameters are not keys of the object, so deleting or overwriting a key on the object (such as setting a trusted `apiKey` after copying the user's fields) does not remove them; whether the attacker's value or the application's wins depends on how the receiving side handles a duplicate parameter. A `#` in such a key ends the query string early when the result is placed in a URL. `allowEmptyArrays` is off by default, and only keys whose value (after any `filter`) is an empty array are affected. (CVE-2026-110910)

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Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 373696

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_110910.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 10/29/2026

Updated: 10/29/2026

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: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

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-2026-110910

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Threat Score: 1.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cockpit-ha-cluster, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:grafana-pcp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:grafana-selinux, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:grafana, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:linux-sgx, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pcs-snmp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pcs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:sgx-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:sgx-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:sgx-mpa, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:sgx-pccs-admin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:sgx-pccs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:sgx-pckid-tool, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tdx-qgs

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: 10/27/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-110910

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