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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-19843

🗓️ 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Unescaped LDAP DN in Cockpit 389 Console ldapsearch enables root command execution via 389-ds-base.

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

if (description)
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  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-19843");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-19843");

  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 389-ds-base. The Cockpit 389 Console's LDAP editor constructs an ldapsearch command by
    embedding an LDAP entry's distinguished name (DN) into a shell command string without proper escaping. An
    LDAP user with delegated privileges to create or rename directory entries could craft a malicious DN
    containing shell metacharacters. When a Cockpit administrator subsequently views the entry in the 389
    Console, the embedded shell command executes with root privileges on the directory server host.
    (CVE-2026-19843)

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-2026-19843");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-19843");
  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:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
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}

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/Debian/dpkg-l")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) 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": "389-ds"},
          {"reference": "389-ds-base"},
          {"reference": "389-ds-base-dev"},
          {"reference": "389-ds-base-libs"},
          {"reference": "cockpit-389-ds"},
          {"reference": "python3-lib389"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-13": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "13",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "389-ds"},
          {"reference": "389-ds-base"},
          {"reference": "389-ds-base-dev"},
          {"reference": "389-ds-base-libs"},
          {"reference": "cockpit-389-ds"},
          {"reference": "python3-lib389"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-10": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "10",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "389-ds-base"},
          {"reference": "389-ds-base-bdb"},
          {"reference": "389-ds-base-devel"},
          {"reference": "389-ds-base-libs"},
          {"reference": "389-ds-base-snmp"},
          {"reference": "python3-lib389"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "389-ds-base"},
          {"reference": "389-ds-base-devel"},
          {"reference": "389-ds-base-legacy-tools"},
          {"reference": "389-ds-base-libs"},
          {"reference": "389-ds-base-snmp"},
          {"reference": "cockpit-389-ds"},
          {"reference": "python3-lib389"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
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        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "389-ds-base"},
          {"reference": "389-ds-base-devel"},
          {"reference": "389-ds-base-legacy-tools"},
          {"reference": "389-ds-base-libs"},
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    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
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        "release": "9",
        "pkgs": [
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          {"reference": "389-ds-base-devel"},
          {"reference": "389-ds-base-libs"},
          {"reference": "389-ds-base-snmp"},
          {"reference": "python3-lib389"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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_HOLE,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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