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SCA: security update for @openzeppelin/contracts, @openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable (GHSA-5vp3-v4hc-gx76)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 411035

Description

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

 - OpenZeppelin Contracts is a library for smart contract development. In affected versions upgradeable
 contracts using `UUPSUpgradeable` may be vulnerable to an attack affecting uninitialized implementation
 contracts. A fix is included in version 4.3.2 of `@openzeppelin/contracts` and `@openzeppelin/contracts-
 upgradeable`. For users unable to upgrade; initialize implementation contracts using `UUPSUpgradeable` by
 invoking the initializer function (usually called `initialize`). An example is provided [in the
 forum](https://forum.openzeppelin.com/t/security-advisory-initialize-uups-implementation-contracts/15301).
 (CVE-2021-41264)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5vp3-v4hc-gx76

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 411035

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.15

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-41264

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/15/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-41264

cwe: CWE-665