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Ubuntu Linux CVE-2026-91769

| EUVDEUVD-2026-87346 MEDIUM
Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch (CWE-297)
2026-09-24 vendor:ubuntu
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: vendor:ubuntu
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Identify affected Ubuntu package
  2. Exploit
    Obtain vulnerability details from tracker
  3. Execution
    Assess exploitability
  4. Impact
    Impact undetermined

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V12 - Secure Communication Certificate host validation
Exploitation Conditions

Cannot be determined - the input provides no description, no affected product or feature name, no configuration prerequisites, no protocol, and no CVSS vector. The sole datum is Ubuntu security-team tracking (vendor:ubuntu), which identifies the ecosystem (a package in the Ubuntu/Debian archive) but not the specific component, deployment mode, or preconditions. Limiting factors (required authentication level, user interaction, non-default configuration, affected versions) are all unspecified and must be retrieved from the Ubuntu security tracker and NVD before defenders can assess realistic exposure.

Impact

Risk cannot be meaningfully assessed from the provided data. The only intelligence signal is that this CVE is tracked by the Ubuntu security team (vendor:ubuntu), which indicates it affects a package present in the Ubuntu/Debian archive - but the affected package, component, and vulnerability class are all unspecified. No CVSS base score or vector is provided, so attack vector, complexity, privilege, and impact are all unknown. No CWE is assigned. No EPSS probability, no CISA KEV listing, and no POC indicator are present in the input. With description, CVSS, CWE, and all exploitation signals absent, it is impossible to state whether this is a genuine priority or a low-real-risk issue. This is a DATA GAP, not a low-risk determination: absence of KEV/EPSS/POC here reflects missing input, not confirmed benign status. Exploitation status: no public exploit identified at time of analysis. Authentication requirements not confirmed from available data. Recommend pulling the Ubuntu Security Notice / ubuntu-security tracker entry (https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-91769) and the NVD record before any triage decision.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

No exploit scenario can be constructed because the affected product, component, and vulnerability class are not provided. No POC availability is indicated in the input. Attack vector and complexity are unknown because no CVSS vector was supplied.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 25, 2026

Impact, prerequisites, and exposure for CVE-2026-91769 cannot be determined from the available intelligence; the only confirmed datum is that Ubuntu's security team is tracking this identifier against a package in the Ubuntu archive (reported by vendor:ubuntu). No description, CVSS score or vector, CWE classification, CPE string, affected version range, or configuration prerequisite was supplied, so it is not possible to state whether the flaw is remotely or locally reachable, what privilege an attacker needs (authentication requirements not confirmed from available data), or how severe the consequence is. Exploitation status is unconfirmed: there is no CISA KEV listing and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, but this reflects absence of reporting rather than evidence of safety. Defenders should treat CVE-2026-91769 as an unassessed Ubuntu package issue until the Ubuntu Security Notice and NVD record are published.

RemediationAI

Patch status cannot be confirmed: no fixed version, GitHub commit, or vendor advisory link was included in the input, so no vendor-released patch has been identified at time of analysis and no version number should be assumed. The concrete first step is to identify the affected source package by consulting the Ubuntu CVE tracker entry for CVE-2026-91769 and the associated Ubuntu Security Notice, then apply the fixed package version listed there for each supported release via 'sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade' or an equivalent automated patch pipeline. Security teams should subscribe to the ubuntu-security-announce mailing list and monitor the USN feed so the fix is actioned as soon as it is published; systems on releases past standard support should have Ubuntu Pro/ESM enabled if they are to receive backported fixes, since otherwise no patched package will be delivered. Because the affected component is unknown, no component-specific compensating control (such as disabling a feature, blocking a port, or restricting an endpoint) can be recommended without risk of misdirection; the only defensible interim measures are generic exposure reduction - minimizing unnecessary listening services and restricting network reachability to Ubuntu hosts - with the acknowledged trade-off that these measures impose operational cost and may not address the actual flaw at all. Where the package cannot be identified or patched quickly on internet-facing hosts, isolating those hosts behind a filtering reverse proxy or firewall policy is a pragmatic but capacity- and latency-costing stopgap, not a fix.

Affected VersionsENISA

PHP 8.3.* <8.3.35
PHP 8.5.* <8.5.11
PHP 8.4.* <8.4.26
PHP 8.2.* <8.2.34

Affected Packages

euvd php_8_2 fix: 8.2.34
euvd php_8_3 fix: 8.3.35
euvd php_8_4 fix: 8.4.26
euvd php_8_5 fix: 8.5.11

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 4 packages in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The underlying technology cannot be identified from the provided data. The single intelligence signal is vendor attribution to the Ubuntu security team, which places the vulnerable component inside the Ubuntu/Debian package archive - meaning the flaw is tracked at the level of a source package that either originates upstream in Debian or is introduced by an Ubuntu-specific patch, a distinction that is not resolvable here. No CWE is assigned in the input, so the root-cause class (for example memory corruption, injection, improper authorization, or dependency/deserialization issue) is unknown and no architectural reasoning can be offered about the affected library, daemon, or protocol. No CPE strings were provided either, so exact affected products, versions, and deployment modes cannot be enumerated. The authoritative sources for filling these gaps are the Ubuntu CVE tracker entry for CVE-2026-91769 (which will name the source package and fixed versions per release) and the NVD record once published; until those exist, any statement about attack surface would be speculation.

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Severity by source

Vendor (vendor:ubuntu) PRIMARY 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SUSE 7.4 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Red Hat 4.3 MEDIUM

Primary rating from Vendor (vendor:ubuntu).

CVSS VectorVendor: vendor:ubuntu

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Sep 25, 2026 - 22:04 EUVD
CVSS changed
Sep 25, 2026 - 21:22 NVD
4.3 (MEDIUM)

DescriptionCVE.org

[Unknown description]

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 98% exploitable
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Controlled
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

22
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +22
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Important
Product Status
openSUSE Tumbleweed Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS Affected

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