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Ubuntu Linux CVE-2026-95289

| EUVDEUVD-2026-89141 MEDIUM
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-09-23 vendor:ubuntu GHSA-w65j-6355-5rfc
Medium
Disputed · 4.3 Vendor: vendor:ubuntu
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Insufficient data to determine access vector
  2. Exploit
    Insufficient data to determine exploit
  3. Impact
    Insufficient data to determine impact

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization logic validation
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Cannot be determined - the description is absent and no CVSS vector is provided, so no product feature, protocol, configuration setting, authentication level, or deployment mode required for exploitation can be named. Retrieve the corresponding Ubuntu Security Notice and upstream advisory to establish concrete prerequisites and limiting factors.

Impact

Risk cannot be meaningfully assessed from the available data. The only intelligence provided is that the CVE was reported by vendor:ubuntu (the Ubuntu Security Team), with no description, no CVSS score or vector, no CWE, no EPSS score, no KEV listing, and no POC reference. Without an attack vector, complexity, or privilege metric, none of the standard prioritization signals (CVSS, EPSS, SSVC exploitation/automatable/technical-impact) can be evaluated or cross-referenced. The Ubuntu origin suggests this tracks a vulnerability in a package shipped in the Ubuntu distribution (open-source software), but the specific affected component, impact, and exploitability are all unknown. This should be treated as an UNTRIAGED entry pending retrieval of the upstream description and CVSS data - it cannot be confirmed as either a genuine priority or a low-real-risk issue at this time.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

No exploit scenario can be constructed because the vulnerability description, affected component, and impact are entirely absent from the provided data. No POC is referenced in the input. Retrieve the Ubuntu Security Notice / upstream advisory to determine the actual attack surface.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 24, 2026

CVE-2026-95289 is an Ubuntu-tracked security issue whose impact on Ubuntu systems cannot currently be characterized, because no description, CVSS vector, CVSS score, or CWE classification accompanies the record. The only confirmed attribute is provenance: the entry was reported through the Ubuntu vendor channel, which means an Ubuntu Security Notice and a corresponding upstream advisory should exist but were not supplied in the available intelligence. No affected versions, CPE identifiers, references, EPSS score, or KEV status are present, so this analysis cannot state who is exposed, what an attacker gains, or whether exploitation is practical; no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and patch status is likewise undetermined. Per the independent assessment, risk cannot be meaningfully assessed from the available data, and teams should treat this as an unenriched record pending retrieval of the authoritative Ubuntu advisory.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis, because neither a fixed version nor an advisory reference was included in the available data; consequently no upgrade target can be recommended and no version number should be assumed. The immediate action is enrichment rather than mitigation: locate the Ubuntu Security Notice for this CVE via ubuntu.com/security/notices or the Ubuntu CVE tracker (ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-95289), and the upstream advisory it derives from, and use those documents to identify the affected package, releases, and fixed version. Operational hygiene that applies while the record is unresolved includes running 'apt update && apt list --upgradable' plus 'ubuntu-security-status' or 'pro fix CVE-2026-95289' to confirm whether a candidate fix is already published for the installed release, enabling unattended-upgrades for the security pocket so the fix is applied automatically once released, and subscribing to Ubuntu security announcements so the notice is received on publication. No specific compensating control can be recommended at this time, because the vulnerable component, protocol, port, or endpoint is unknown; hardening choices such as disabling a feature or restricting network access cannot be scoped to an unidentified component, and applying generic restrictions would impose availability costs without a demonstrated reduction in exposure. If the issue is later confirmed to be remotely reachable, temporary containment would be considered only after the affected service is identified.

Affected VersionsENISA

Chrome 154.0.8037.57 <154.0.8037.57

Affected Packages

euvd chrome fix: 154.0.8037.57

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

There is insufficient technical material to explain the underlying technology, library, or protocol involved. The record contains no CWE, so the root-cause class (for example memory corruption, injection, deserialization, race condition, or improper access control) cannot be named, and no CVSS vector is present, so the attack vector, privileges required, and user-interaction requirements are unknown. No CPE strings were provided, so the precise affected product, version range, and deployment footprint within the Ubuntu ecosystem (main archive package, universe package, snap, or Ubuntu-maintained fork of an upstream project) cannot be identified. Ubuntu security entries are typically downstream assignments that mirror an upstream CVE and are published alongside a Ubuntu Security Notice enumerating affected releases, package names, and fixed versions; recovering that notice and the upstream advisory is the prerequisite for any meaningful technical analysis. Because the record is unenriched, no inference about exploitable code paths should be drawn from its existence alone.

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Severity by source

Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)
Vendor (vendor:ubuntu) PRIMARY 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SUSE CRITICAL

vuln.today treats the vendor’s rating as authoritative. A higher third-party CVSS (e.g. CISA-ADP) is shown for transparency but does not drive the headline severity.

CVSS VectorVendor: vendor:ubuntu

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

DescriptionCVE.org

[Unknown description]

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 85% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

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 0.2%
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
Open
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

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Critical
Product Status
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 Fixed
openSUSE Leap 16.0 Fixed
openSUSE Tumbleweed Fixed
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 Affected

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