Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : Ubuntu Pro for WSL vulnerability (USN-8892-1)
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-102371 | 29 Sep 202614:11 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2026-102371 wsl-pro-service: Ubuntu Pro token exposed via process command-line arguments | 29 Sep 202614:11 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-2026-88962 | 29 Sep 202614:11 | – | euvd | |
| CVE-2026-102371 | 29 Sep 202615:17 | – | nvd | |
| UBUNTU-CVE-2026-102371 | 29 Sep 202615:17 | – | osv | |
| USN-8892-1 wsl-pro-service vulnerability | 6 Oct 202620:11 | – | osv | |
| PT-2026-102618 | 29 Sep 202600:00 | – | ptsecurity | |
| CVE-2026-102371: Invocation of Process Using Visible Sensitive Information | 29 Sep 202600:00 | – | rapid7 | |
| CVE-2026-102371 | 29 Sep 202600:00 | – | ubuntucve | |
| Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-102371 | 30 Sep 202600:00 | – | nessus |
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8892-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See
# <https://ubuntu.com/security/notices>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
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script_id(363739);
script_version("1.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/10/07");
script_cve_id("CVE-2026-102371");
script_xref(name:"USN", value:"8892-1");
script_name(english:"Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : Ubuntu Pro for WSL vulnerability (USN-8892-1)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a
vulnerability as referenced in the USN-8892-1 advisory.
Darshan U discovered that Ubuntu Pro for WSL exposed the attach token in command-line arguments when
enabling a subscription on a WSL instance. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive
information and gain unauthorized access to Ubuntu Pro repositories.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8892-1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected wsl-pro-service package.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/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:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/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-2026-102371");
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:"2026/09/29");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/10/06");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/10/07");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:wsl-pro-service");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2026 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
exit(0);
}
include('debian_package.inc');
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled') ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/release');
if ( isnull(os_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu');
os_release = chomp(os_release);
if (! ('20.04' >< os_release || '22.04' >< os_release || '24.04' >< os_release || '26.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 20.04 / 22.04 / 24.04 / 26.04', 'Ubuntu ' + os_release);
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/Debian/dpkg-l') ) 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$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Ubuntu', cpu);
var pkgs = [
{'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'wsl-pro-service', 'pkgver': '0.1.18~20.04.2+esm1'},
{'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'wsl-pro-service', 'pkgver': '0.1.18~22.04.3'},
{'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'wsl-pro-service', 'pkgver': '0.1.18~24.04.4'},
{'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'wsl-pro-service', 'pkgver': '0.1.19ubuntu2.1'}
];
var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
var osver = NULL;
var pkgname = NULL;
var pkgver = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['osver'])) osver = package_array['osver'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgname'])) pkgname = package_array['pkgname'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgver'])) pkgver = package_array['pkgver'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
if (osver && pkgname && pkgver) {
if (deb_check(release:osver, prefix:pkgname, reference:pkgver, cves:cves)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
var extra = '';
extra += ubuntu_report_get();
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_HOLE,
extra : extra
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'wsl-pro-service');
}
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07 Oct 2026 00:00Current
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Vulners AI Score5.9
CVSS 45.7
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