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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-17615

🗓️ 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Unauthenticated XXE in RESTEasy SourceProvider enabling remote file read via external entities.

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CVE-2026-17615
31 Aug 202618:00
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CVE-2026-17615
31 Aug 202616:15
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CVE-2026-17615 Resteasy-core: resteasy sourceprovider remote unauthenticated file read
31 Aug 202616:15
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EUVD-2026-68654
31 Aug 202616:15
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CVE-2026-17615
31 Aug 202617:17
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PT-2026-83884
31 Aug 202600:00
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CVE-2026-17615
31 Aug 202616:15
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CVE-2026-17615 Resteasy-core: resteasy sourceprovider remote unauthenticated file read
31 Aug 202616:15
vulnrichment
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(341763);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/08/31");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-17615");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-17615");

  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 RESTEasy's SourceProvider. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to
    perform an unauthenticated remote file read. By sending a specially crafted XML body with a DOCTYPE
    declaration referencing external entities to an endpoint that accepts application/xml and returns Source
    or StreamSource, the server can be tricked into resolving the entity and including sensitive file contents
    in the HTTP response. This is due to the SourceProvider.writeTo() method creating a SAXParser without
    disabling external entity resolution, leading to an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability.
    (CVE-2026-17615)

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-2026-17615");
  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:N/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:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-17615");

  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:"2026/08/31");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/08/31");

  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:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-resteasy");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-resteasy-client");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-resteasy-core");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-resteasy-jackson2-provider");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-resteasy-servlet-initializer");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:resteasy");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:resteasy-javadoc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-resteasy");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-resteasy-client");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-resteasy-core");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-resteasy-jackson2-provider");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-resteasy-servlet-initializer");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:resteasy");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:resteasy-javadoc");
  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-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 = {
  "CentOS Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "resteasy"},
          {"reference": "resteasy-javadoc"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "resteasy"},
          {"reference": "resteasy-javadoc"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "9",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "pki-resteasy"},
          {"reference": "pki-resteasy-client"},
          {"reference": "pki-resteasy-core"},
          {"reference": "pki-resteasy-jackson2-provider"},
          {"reference": "pki-resteasy-servlet-initializer"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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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31 Aug 2026 00:00Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
CVSS 3.17.5
SSVC
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