Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-117666
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-117666 | 30 Oct 202622:08 | – | circl | |
| DeadTrickster SSL verification for Erlang encryption issue vulnerability | 30 Oct 202600:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| CVE-2026-117666 | 30 Oct 202620:22 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2026-117666 ssl_verify_fun: partial-label wildcard certificate matches hostnames across a label boundary | 30 Oct 202620:22 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2026-117666 | 4 Nov 202622:52 | – | debiancve | |
| EUVD-2026-114450 | 30 Oct 202620:22 | – | euvd | |
| CVE-2026-117666 | 30 Oct 202620:22 | – | mend | |
| CVE-2026-117666 | 30 Oct 202621:16 | – | nvd | |
| CVE-2026-117666 ssl_verify_fun: partial-label wildcard certificate matches hostnames across a label boundary | 30 Oct 202620:22 | – | osv_cve | |
| DEBIAN-CVE-2026-117666 | 30 Oct 202621:16 | – | osv_debian |
10
| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| security-tracker | www.security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-117666 |
| cve | www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi |
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
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script_cve_id("CVE-2026-117666");
script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-117666");
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"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
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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.
- Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch vulnerability in deadtrickster ssl_verify_fun allows
an adversary in the middle to impersonate a TLS peer via a certificate that carries a partial-label
wildcard. try_match_wildcard/4 in src/ssl_verify_hostname.erl anchors only the text before and after the *
of an identifier such as f*.example.net, so the wildcard also consumes dots and the certificate is
accepted for f.evil.example.net. RFC 6125 confines a wildcard to the left-most label. The same matcher
lets *.168.1.1 match the IP literal 192.168.1.1. Whole-label wildcards are matched correctly. Erlang/OTP
20.0 and later check the hostname in ssl before a user verify_fun sees valid_peer, so a client that keeps
server_name_indication set rejects the mismatch regardless. Exposed are clients that disable SNI, servers
that verify client certificate hostnames with this library, and direct callers of verify_cert_hostname/2.
This issue affects ssl_verify_fun: from 1.0.1 before 1.1.8. (CVE-2026-117666)
Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-117666");
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:P/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:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-117666");
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:"2026/10/30");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/11/05");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:rebar3");
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script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
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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/Debian Linux-12", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-13", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-14");
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 = {
"Debian Linux-12": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "12",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "rebar3"}
]
}
]
},
"Debian Linux-13": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "13",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "rebar3"}
]
}
]
},
"Debian Linux-14": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "14",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "rebar3"}
]
}
]
}
};
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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05 Nov 2026 00:00Current
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CVSS 49.1
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