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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-48057

🗓️ 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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X.509 DN decoder flaw in Botan allows bypass of name-constraint enforcement.

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circl
Circl
CVE-2026-48057
6 Nov 202621:31
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CVE-2026-48057
6 Nov 202621:24
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2026-48057 Botan: directoryName nameConstraint bypass via multi-AVA RDN flattening in matches_dn
6 Nov 202621:24
–cvelist
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-48057
7 Nov 202618:49
–debiancve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-118515
6 Nov 202621:24
–euvd
mend
Mend
CVE-2026-48057
6 Nov 202621:24
–mend
nvd
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CVE-2026-48057
6 Nov 202622:17
–nvd
osv_azl
osv_azl
AZL-112826 CVE-2026-48057 affecting package botan2 2.14.0-2
6 Nov 202622:17
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osv_debian
osv_debian
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-48057
6 Nov 202622:17
–osv_debian
osv_ubuntu
osv_ubuntu
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-48057
9 Nov 202600:00
–osv_ubuntu
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(377525);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/11/10");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-48057");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-48057");

  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.

  - Botan is a C++ cryptography library. Prior to 3.13.0, Botan's X.509 Distinguished Name decoder flattens
    the Attribute-Value Assertions in each Relative Distinguished Name and loses multi-value RDN grouping
    before DN name-constraint enforcement. An attacker controlling a name-constrained intermediate CA can
    issue a certificate with a multi-value RDN whose first Common Name matches the permitted constraint and
    whose second Common Name is attacker-chosen, causing the constraint check to accept the flattened first
    value. If the certificate contains no subjectAlternativeName extension, the second Common Name can then be
    accepted as a hostname; Botan does not fall back to Common Name hostname matching when any
    subjectAlternativeName is present. The exposure is limited to deployments using DN name constraints, which
    are uncommon outside internal PKIs, and to certificates without a subjectAlternativeName. This issue is
    fixed in version 3.13.0. (CVE-2026-48057)

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-2026-48057");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-48057");
  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:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/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-2026-48057");

  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:"2026/11/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/11/07");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.10");
  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:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:botan");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:botan3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:botan");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:botan3");
  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/Debian Linux-12", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-13", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-18.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-20.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-22.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-24.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-26.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-26.10");

  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/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": "botan"},
          {"reference": "libbotan-2-19"},
          {"reference": "libbotan-2-dev"},
          {"reference": "libbotan-2-doc"},
          {"reference": "python3-botan"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-13": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "13",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "botan"},
          {"reference": "libbotan-2-19"},
          {"reference": "libbotan-2-dev"},
          {"reference": "libbotan-2-doc"},
          {"reference": "libbotan-3-7"},
          {"reference": "libbotan-3-dev"},
          {"reference": "libbotan-3-doc"},
          {"reference": "python3-botan"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "botan"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-20.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "20.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "botan"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-22.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "22.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "botan"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-24.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "24.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "botan"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-26.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "26.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "botan3"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-26.10": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "26.10",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "botan3"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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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10 Nov 2026 00:00Current
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Vulners AI Score6
CVSS 42.1
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