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Photon OS 5.0: Rsync PHSA-2026-5.0-92-0991

critical Nessus Plugin ID 375109

Synopsis

The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

An update of the rsync package has been released.

Solution

Update the affected Linux packages.

See Also

https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-5.0-92-991.md

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 375109

File Name: PhotonOS_PHSA-2026-5_0-92-0991_rsync.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 11/2/2026

Updated: 11/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-53789

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-70457

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.2

Threat Score: 8.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-70460

Vulnerability Information

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

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: 9/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-53784, CVE-2026-53785, CVE-2026-53786, CVE-2026-53788, CVE-2026-53789, CVE-2026-53790, CVE-2026-53791, CVE-2026-53792, CVE-2026-53793, CVE-2026-53794, CVE-2026-53795, CVE-2026-53796, CVE-2026-53797, CVE-2026-53798, CVE-2026-53799, CVE-2026-53800, CVE-2026-53801, CVE-2026-53802, CVE-2026-53803, CVE-2026-70452, CVE-2026-70453, CVE-2026-70455, CVE-2026-70456, CVE-2026-70457, CVE-2026-70458, CVE-2026-70459, CVE-2026-70460, CVE-2026-70461, CVE-2026-70463

IAVA: 2026-A-0906