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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-104843

🗓️ 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
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Malicious wheel extraction in uv on Windows writes files outside the installation prefix.

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cve
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CVE-2026-104843
2 Oct 202615:29
–cve
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CVE-2026-104843 uv: Path traversal on Windows through wheel extraction
2 Oct 202615:29
–cvelist
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-104843
2 Oct 202615:29
–debiancve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-91675
5 Oct 202623:42
–euvd
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uv: Path traversal on Windows through wheel extraction
5 Oct 202623:42
–github
mend
Mend
CVE-2026-104843
2 Oct 202615:29
–mend
nvd
NVD
CVE-2026-104843
2 Oct 202616:16
–nvd
osv_cve
osv_cve
CVE-2026-104843 uv: Path traversal on Windows through wheel extraction
2 Oct 202615:29
–osv_cve
osv_echo
osv_echo
ECHO-A78B-EC11-B9E5
2 Nov 202600:00
–osv_echo
osv_ghsa
osv_ghsa
GHSA-2CV4-CQWR-GWF7 uv: Path traversal on Windows through wheel extraction
5 Oct 202623:42
–osv_ghsa
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(374836);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/11/01");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-104843");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-104843");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - uv is a Python package and project manager written in Rust. From 0.12.7 until 0.12.18, uv wheel extraction
    on Windows can process a malicious wheel in a way that writes a file outside the installation prefix,
    including an executable in a directory already present on the user's PATH. Non-Windows hosts are not
    affected. This issue is fixed in version 0.12.18. (CVE-2026-104843)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-104843");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/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-2026-104843");

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

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/10/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/11/01");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:uv");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:uv-full");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

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

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl", "set_linux_os_id.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched", "Host/OS/identifier");
  script_require_ports("Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-26.10");

  exit(0);
}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Ubuntu Linux-26.10": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "26.10",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "uv"},
          {"reference": "uv-full"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');

var third_party_support = get_kb_item('Host/OS/extended-third-party');
if (!empty_or_null(third_party_support)) {
    var third_party_vendors = distro_constraints_values['third_party'];
    if (!empty_or_null(third_party_vendors)) {
        var vendor;
        foreach vendor (third_party_vendors) {
            if (vendor == third_party_support) exit(0, 'A third party management patch is available for this vulnerability from ' + vendor + '.\n');
        }
    }
}

var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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01 Nov 2026 00:00Current
7.3High risk
Vulners AI Score7.3
CVSS 45.9
EPSS0.0042
SSVC
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