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Ubuntu EUVDEUVD-2026-108168

| CVE-2026-92709 HIGH
Path Traversal (CWE-22)
2026-09-23 vendor:ubuntu
8.1
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
    Insufficient data
  2. Exploit
    Vulnerability class unknown
  3. Impact
    Impact undetermined

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection

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 CVE description is unavailable, so no specific product feature, protocol, configuration setting, deployment mode, authentication level, or user-interaction requirement can be identified. The only metadata is that the record was reported via vendor:ubuntu, which does not by itself establish the affected package or its exploitation prerequisites. Retrieve the Ubuntu security tracker/USN entry and the NVD description to establish concrete conditions.

Impact

Risk cannot be meaningfully assessed from the available data. The description is unknown, and there is no CVSS score, CVSS vector, or CWE provided, so attack vector, complexity, privilege requirements, and technical impact are all undetermined. There is no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC referenced - meaning exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' No SSVC decision inputs (exploitation, automatable, technical impact) are available. The only signal present is that the CVE was reported by vendor:ubuntu, which typically indicates the entry originated from Ubuntu's security tracker rather than from a named product advisory. With no impact metrics and no exploitation signals, this cannot be triaged as a priority or dismissed as low-risk; it is simply an incomplete record. Recommendation: treat as UNKNOWN pending retrieval of the NVD/vendor description and affected package before any prioritization decision.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

No exploit scenario can be constructed because the vulnerability description, affected component, and vulnerability class are all unknown. No POC is referenced in the provided data. Any scenario written here would be speculation unsupported by the input.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 24, 2026

CVE-2026-92709 cannot be characterized at this time: the record carries no description, no CVSS score or vector, no CWE mapping, and no CPE data, so the affected component, attack vector, and impact are all undetermined. The sole usable metadata is that the record was reported by vendor:ubuntu, which suggests the vulnerable code lives in an Ubuntu-maintained package but does not establish which package, which release, or under what configuration it could be triggered. Exploitation status is unconfirmed: there is no CISA KEV listing for this identifier and no public exploit code identified at time of analysis, and risk cannot be meaningfully assessed from the available data until the Ubuntu security tracker/USN entry and the NVD description are retrieved.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch for CVE-2026-92709 can be identified at time of analysis, and no fix version can be cited because no advisory, USN, or upstream commit is present in the input data. Primary action is discovery rather than blind remediation: pull the Ubuntu CVE tracker page for CVE-2026-92709 (ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-92709) and the corresponding USN to learn which source packages and releases are affected, then apply updates for exactly those packages once a USN is issued. Until then, maintain current patch baselines on all Ubuntu systems by running apt update followed by apt full-upgrade on a normal cadence, and verify standing coverage with the Ubuntu Pro client status output so that packages outside main (universe, ESM-only components) are still receiving security updates; note that ESM coverage requires an Ubuntu Pro subscription and that without it, packages in universe may receive no security fixes at all. If the eventual advisory identifies a network-facing service, the meaningful interim control is to restrict reachability of that service at the firewall or reverse proxy to trusted source addresses only, accepting the availability and integration trade-offs that come with narrowing exposure, and to remove or disable the component entirely where it is not required. Monitoring actions, which carry no operational risk, include subscribing to the ubuntu-security-announce mailing list and enabling unattended-upgrades for the security pocket so that the fix is applied automatically once published; avoid making configuration changes based on the unknown description, since guessing at a mitigation for an unidentified flaw is more likely to break services than to reduce risk.

Affected VersionsENISA

rsyslog 1.15.0, ≤ 8.2610.0

Affected Packages

euvd rsyslog no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

No technical context can be established from the supplied data. There is no CWE assignment to indicate the root-cause class (for example memory corruption, injection, improper authorization, or a cryptographic weakness), no CVSS vector to indicate whether the flaw is network-exploitable, whether it requires authentication (PR:N would indicate unauthenticated, PR:L/PR:H would indicate authenticated), or whether user interaction is needed, and no CPE string to pin the flaw to a specific package, upstream project, or version range. The advisory source 'vendor:ubuntu' points to the Ubuntu Security Team as the coordinating reporter or maintainer, meaning the eventual fix would typically be delivered through a Ubuntu Security Notice (USN) covering one or more source packages across supported LTS and interim releases, with corresponding upstream patches. Until the USN and the NVD record are published, any statement about the vulnerable library, protocol, daemon, or kernel subsystem would be speculation and should not be relied upon.

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Severity by source

Vendor (vendor:ubuntu) PRIMARY 8.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from Vendor (vendor:ubuntu) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: vendor:ubuntu

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

DescriptionCVE.org

[Unknown description]

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 62% exploitable
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.5%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
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

40
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +40
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.

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