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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-116797

🗓️ 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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XSS in Highcharts Grid Pro via raw setAttribute calls on input or select elements.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(374021);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/10/30");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-116797");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-116797");

  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.

  - Highcharts JS is a JavaScript charting library based on SVG. From 2.0.0 until 3.2.0, Highcharts Grid Pro
    input renderers copy the cells.renderer.attributes and cells.editMode.renderer.attributes maps to input or
    select elements with raw setAttribute calls. An attacker who controls column configuration can add event-
    handler attributes to every rendered row or to the control created when a cell enters edit mode. Script
    then runs in the hosting page origin when a user hovers over or focuses an input or begins editing. This
    issue is fixed in Grid Pro 3.2.0. (CVE-2026-116797)

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-2026-116797");
  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:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  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:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N");
  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:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:U");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-116797");

  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:"2026/10/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/10/30");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cargo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cargo-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:clippy");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rls");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rust");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rust-analysis");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rust-analyzer");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rust-debugger-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rust-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rust-gdb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rust-lldb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rust-src");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rust-std-static");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rust-std-static-aarch64-unknown-none-softfloat");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rust-std-static-wasm32-unknown-unknown");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rust-std-static-wasm32-wasi");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rust-std-static-wasm32-wasip1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rust-std-static-x86_64-unknown-none");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rust-toolset");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rust-toolset-srpm-macros");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rustfmt");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cargo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cargo-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:clippy");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rls");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rust");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rust-analysis");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rust-analyzer");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rust-debugger-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rust-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rust-gdb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rust-lldb");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rust-std-static-aarch64-unknown-none-softfloat");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rust-std-static-wasm32-unknown-unknown");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rust-std-static-wasm32-wasi");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rust-std-static-wasm32-wasip1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rust-std-static-x86_64-unknown-none");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rust-toolset");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rust-toolset-srpm-macros");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rustfmt");
  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/CentOS Linux-8", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-10", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9");

  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/CentOS/rpm-list")) && 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": "cargo"},
          {"reference": "clippy"},
          {"reference": "rust"},
          {"reference": "rust-analyzer"},
          {"reference": "rust-debugger-common"},
          {"reference": "rust-doc"},
          {"reference": "rust-gdb"},
          {"reference": "rust-lldb"},
          {"reference": "rust-src"},
          {"reference": "rust-std-static"},
          {"reference": "rust-std-static-aarch64-unknown-none-softfloat"},
          {"reference": "rust-std-static-wasm32-unknown-unknown"},
          {"reference": "rust-std-static-wasm32-wasip1"},
          {"reference": "rust-std-static-x86_64-unknown-none"},
          {"reference": "rust-toolset"},
          {"reference": "rust-toolset-srpm-macros"},
          {"reference": "rustfmt"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "cargo"},
          {"reference": "cargo-doc"},
          {"reference": "clippy"},
          {"reference": "rls"},
          {"reference": "rust"},
          {"reference": "rust-analysis"},
          {"reference": "rust-analyzer"},
          {"reference": "rust-debugger-common"},
          {"reference": "rust-doc"},
          {"reference": "rust-gdb"},
          {"reference": "rust-lldb"},
          {"reference": "rust-src"},
          {"reference": "rust-std-static"},
          {"reference": "rust-std-static-wasm32-unknown-unknown"},
          {"reference": "rust-std-static-wasm32-wasi"},
          {"reference": "rust-toolset"},
          {"reference": "rustfmt"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "cargo"},
          {"reference": "cargo-doc"},
          {"reference": "clippy"},
          {"reference": "rls"},
          {"reference": "rust"},
          {"reference": "rust-analysis"},
          {"reference": "rust-analyzer"},
          {"reference": "rust-debugger-common"},
          {"reference": "rust-doc"},
          {"reference": "rust-gdb"},
          {"reference": "rust-lldb"},
          {"reference": "rust-src"},
          {"reference": "rust-std-static"},
          {"reference": "rust-std-static-wasm32-unknown-unknown"},
          {"reference": "rust-std-static-wasm32-wasi"},
          {"reference": "rust-toolset"},
          {"reference": "rustfmt"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "9",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "cargo"},
          {"reference": "clippy"},
          {"reference": "rust"},
          {"reference": "rust-analysis"},
          {"reference": "rust-analyzer"},
          {"reference": "rust-debugger-common"},
          {"reference": "rust-doc"},
          {"reference": "rust-gdb"},
          {"reference": "rust-lldb"},
          {"reference": "rust-src"},
          {"reference": "rust-std-static"},
          {"reference": "rust-std-static-wasm32-unknown-unknown"},
          {"reference": "rust-std-static-wasm32-wasi"},
          {"reference": "rust-std-static-wasm32-wasip1"},
          {"reference": "rust-toolset"},
          {"reference": "rustfmt"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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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30 Oct 2026 00:00Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
CVSS 48.5
EPSS0.00316
SSVC
9