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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-104988

🗓️ 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Authenticated EST user can obtain CA-signed certificates with arbitrary subject names in Dogtag PKI.

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cve
CVE
CVE-2026-104988
2 Oct 202619:34
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2026-104988 Pki-core: dogtag-pki: redhat-pki: pki: est fullcmc authentication bypass allows certificate mis-issuance with arbitrary subject
2 Oct 202619:34
–cvelist
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-91777
2 Oct 202619:34
–euvd
nvd
NVD
CVE-2026-104988
2 Oct 202620:17
–nvd
ptsecurity
Positive Technologies
PT-2026-104424
2 Oct 202600:00
–ptsecurity
redhatcve
RedhatCVE
CVE-2026-104988
2 Oct 202619:19
–redhatcve
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(362737);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/10/03");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-104988");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-104988");

  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.

  - A flaw was found in Dogtag PKI (pki-core). The CMCAuthForEST authentication plugin fails open when an EST
    fullcmc enrollment request is submitted via BasicAuth without an end-user TLS client certificate. The
    SSL_CLIENT_CERT session attribute retains the EST subsystem's agent certificate, which causes downstream
    authorization checks to treat the request as agent-privileged. An authenticated EST user can exploit this
    to obtain CA-signed certificates with arbitrary subject names. (CVE-2026-104988)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-104988");
  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: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:U/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-104988");

  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:"2026/10/03");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dogtag-pki");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:idm-pki-acme");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:idm-pki-base");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:idm-pki-ca");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:idm-pki-java");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:idm-pki-kra");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:idm-pki-server");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:idm-pki-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-idm-pki");
  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/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-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/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-10": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "10",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "dogtag-pki"},
          {"reference": "idm-pki-acme"},
          {"reference": "idm-pki-base"},
          {"reference": "idm-pki-ca"},
          {"reference": "idm-pki-java"},
          {"reference": "idm-pki-kra"},
          {"reference": "idm-pki-server"},
          {"reference": "idm-pki-tools"},
          {"reference": "python3-idm-pki"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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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03 Oct 2026 00:00Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
EPSS0.00204
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