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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-55798

🗓️ 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Pillow before 12.3.0 allows command injection via file paths in get_command() with shell=True.

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ATTACKERKB
CVE-2026-55798
6 Jul 202618:44
attackerkb
Circl
CVE-2026-55798
6 Jul 202620:46
circl
CVE
CVE-2026-55798
6 Jul 202618:44
cve
Cvelist
CVE-2026-55798 Pillow: WindowsViewer.get_command() OS command injection via unescaped shell path
6 Jul 202618:44
cvelist
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-55798
6 Jul 202618:44
debiancve
EUVD
EUVD-2026-41898
6 Jul 202618:44
euvd
Fedora
[SECURITY] Fedora 44 Update: python-pillow-12.3.0-1.fc44
11 Jul 202601:12
fedora
Tenable Nessus
Fedora 44 : python-pillow (2026-46c4892063)
11 Jul 202600:00
nessus
NVD
CVE-2026-55798
6 Jul 202619:17
nvd
OSV
BIT-PILLOW-2026-55798 Pillow: WindowsViewer.get_command() OS command injection via unescaped shell path
8 Jul 202611:34
osv
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(325512);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/07/07");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-55798");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-55798");

  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.

  - Pillow is a Python imaging library. Prior to 12.3.0, WindowsViewer.get_command() constructed a cmd.exe
    shell command by directly embedding a file path into an f-string without escaping and passed the result to
    subprocess.Popen(..., shell=True), allowing shell metacharacters in the file path to inject arbitrary
    cmd.exe commands. This issue is fixed in version 12.3.0. (CVE-2026-55798)

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-2026-55798");
  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:C/I:C/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-55798");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

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

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python-pillow");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python-pillow-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python-pillow-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python-pillow-qt");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python-pillow-sane");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python-pillow-tk");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-pillow");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-pillow-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-pillow-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-pillow-tk");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-pillow");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-pillow-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-pillow-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-pillow-qt");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-pillow-sane");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-pillow-tk");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-pillow");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-pillow-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-pillow-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-pillow-tk");
  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-7", "Host/OS/CentOS Linux-8", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8");

  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-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "python-pillow"},
          {"reference": "python-pillow-devel"},
          {"reference": "python-pillow-doc"},
          {"reference": "python-pillow-qt"},
          {"reference": "python-pillow-sane"},
          {"reference": "python-pillow-tk"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "python-pillow"},
          {"reference": "python-pillow-devel"},
          {"reference": "python-pillow-doc"},
          {"reference": "python-pillow-qt"},
          {"reference": "python-pillow-sane"},
          {"reference": "python-pillow-tk"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "python-pillow"},
          {"reference": "python3-pillow"},
          {"reference": "python3-pillow-devel"},
          {"reference": "python3-pillow-doc"},
          {"reference": "python3-pillow-tk"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "python-pillow"},
          {"reference": "python3-pillow"},
          {"reference": "python3-pillow-devel"},
          {"reference": "python3-pillow-doc"},
          {"reference": "python3-pillow-tk"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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 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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07 Jul 2026 00:00Current
6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6
CVSS 3.14.5
EPSS0.00136
SSVC
7