virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.7.11, PyEnvCfg.write() writes prompt values verbatim to the line-oriented pyvenv.cfg format while PyEnvCfg._read_values() parses the file with str.splitlines() and accepts the last value for duplicate keys. An attacker who influences --prompt, VIRTUALENV_PROMPT, or configuration input can insert a recognized line boundary and additional keys, including home, causing consumers to use an attacker-selected base interpreter or corrupted environment metadata. The security impact requires prompt input from outside the operator's trust boundary; directly supplied prompt content primarily corrupts the operator's own environment. This issue is fixed in version 21.7.11.

The remote openSUSE 16 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2026:22100-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2026-102930: missing hash verification for network-fetched wheels can allow wheel tampering     (bsc#1283904).
    - CVE-2026-102938: crafted prompt values with line boundaries can cause configuration key injection     (bsc#1283890).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:4652-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2026-102930: missing hash verification for network-fetched wheels can allow wheel tampering     (bsc#1283904).
    - CVE-2026-102938: crafted prompt values with line boundaries can cause configuration key injection     (bsc#1283890).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.7.11, PyEnvCfg.write()
    writes prompt values verbatim to the line-oriented pyvenv.cfg format while PyEnvCfg._read_values() parses
    the file with str.splitlines() and accepts the last value for duplicate keys. An attacker who influences
    --prompt, VIRTUALENV_PROMPT, or configuration input can insert a recognized line boundary and additional
    keys, including home, causing consumers to use an attacker-selected base interpreter or corrupted
    environment metadata. The security impact requires prompt input from outside the operator's trust
    boundary; directly supplied prompt content primarily corrupts the operator's own environment. This issue
    is fixed in version 21.7.11. (CVE-2026-102938)

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.7.11, PyEnvCfg.write()     writes prompt values verbatim to the line-oriented pyvenv.cfg format while PyEnvCfg._read_values() parses     the file with str.splitlines() and accepts the last value for duplicate keys. An attacker who influences
    --prompt, VIRTUALENV_PROMPT, or configuration input can insert a recognized line boundary and additional     keys, including home, causing consumers to use an attacker-selected base interpreter or corrupted     environment metadata. The security impact requires prompt input from outside the operator's trust     boundary; directly supplied prompt content primarily corrupts the operator's own environment. This issue     is fixed in version 21.7.11. (CVE-2026-102938)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
367239	openSUSE 16 Security Update : python-virtualenv (openSUSE-SU-2026:22100-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	high
366031	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : python-virtualenv (SUSE-SU-2026:4652-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	high
471602	Echo: virtualenv: security update to 21.7.11	Tenable Cloud Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	medium
471602	Echo: virtualenv: security update to 21.7.11	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	medium
466061	Chainguard: mlflow-iamguarded-compat: security update to 3.16.1-r1	Tenable Cloud Security	Chainguard Local Security Checks	Local	medium
466061	Chainguard: mlflow-iamguarded-compat: security update to 3.16.1-r1	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Chainguard Local Security Checks	Local	medium
358356	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-102938	Nessus	Misc.	Local	medium

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