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Photon OS 5.0: Openssl PHSA-2026-5.0-0878

🗓️ 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Photon OS 5.0 update for openssl fixes multiple CVEs and missing security updates.

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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-2026-5.0-0878. The text
# itself is copyright (C) VMware, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(328931);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/07/23");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2023-5678",
    "CVE-2023-6129",
    "CVE-2023-6237",
    "CVE-2024-0727",
    "CVE-2024-13176",
    "CVE-2024-2511",
    "CVE-2024-9143",
    "CVE-2025-68160",
    "CVE-2025-69418",
    "CVE-2025-9231",
    "CVE-2026-22795",
    "CVE-2026-22796"
  );
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2024-A-0121-S");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2024-A-0208-S");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2025-A-0127-S");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2025-A-0716-S");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2026-A-0087-S");

  script_name(english:"Photon OS 5.0: Openssl PHSA-2026-5.0-0878");

  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 openssl package has been released.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-5.0-878.md");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected Linux packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:U");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-6129");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/06/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/06/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/07/22");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:vmware:photonos:openssl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:vmware:photonos:5.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  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:'openssl-3.5.7-2.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'openssl-c_rehash-3.5.7-2.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'openssl-devel-3.5.7-2.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'openssl-docs-3.5.7-2.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'openssl-fips-provider-3.1.2-4.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'openssl-libs-3.5.7-2.ph5')) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:'PhotonOS-5.0', cpu:'x86_64', reference:'openssl-perl-3.5.7-2.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, 'openssl');
}

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23 Jul 2026 00:00Current
6.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.6
CVSS 3.16.5
EPSS0.54026
SSVC
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