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Photon OS 5.0: Kubernetes PHSA-2023-5.0-91-0043

🗓️ 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Photon OS 5.0 Kubernetes update fixes 26 CVEs including RCE and privilege escalation flaws.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from VMware Security Advisory PHSA-2023-5.0-91-0043. The text
# itself is copyright (C) VMware, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(334008);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/08/10");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2019-19921",
    "CVE-2021-28235",
    "CVE-2022-41720",
    "CVE-2022-41722",
    "CVE-2022-41724",
    "CVE-2022-41725",
    "CVE-2023-0296",
    "CVE-2023-2431",
    "CVE-2023-24532",
    "CVE-2023-24534",
    "CVE-2023-24536",
    "CVE-2023-24537",
    "CVE-2023-24538",
    "CVE-2023-24539",
    "CVE-2023-24540",
    "CVE-2023-25809",
    "CVE-2023-2727",
    "CVE-2023-2728",
    "CVE-2023-27561",
    "CVE-2023-28642",
    "CVE-2023-29400",
    "CVE-2023-29402",
    "CVE-2023-29403",
    "CVE-2023-29404",
    "CVE-2023-29405",
    "CVE-2023-32082"
  );

  script_name(english:"Photon OS 5.0: Kubernetes PHSA-2023-5.0-91-0043");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"An update of the kubernetes package has been released.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-5.0-91-43.md");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected Linux packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2019-19921");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-29405");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2020/02/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/07/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/08/10");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:kubernetes");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:5.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"PhotonOS Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/PhotonOS/release", "Host/PhotonOS/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}

include('rpm.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);

var _release = get_kb_item('Host/PhotonOS/release');
if (isnull(_release) || _release !~ "^VMware Photon") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'PhotonOS');
if (_release !~ "^VMware Photon (?:Linux|OS) 5\.0(\D|$)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'PhotonOS 5.0');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/PhotonOS/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'PhotonOS', cpu);

var flag = 0;

if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'kubernetes-dashboard-2.7.0-6.ph5')) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'kubernetes');
}

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10 Aug 2026 00:00Current
7.5High risk
Vulners AI Score7.5
CVSS 24.4
CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS0.02281
SSVC
5