download-file of the file /usr/lib/apt/apt-helper of the component Credentials Validation. The manipulation results in missing encryption of sensitive data.
This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-9494. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit.
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CVE-2026-9494 | Canonical ubuntu-pro-client Credentials Validation /usr/lib/apt/apt-helper download-file missing encryption (Nessus ID 327442 / WID-SEC-2026-2393)
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A vulnerability was found in Canonical ubuntu-pro-client. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is the function
SOCIAL SHARE CARD GENERATOR