SCA: security update for microsoft.chakracore (GHSA-9f8c-f7h4-xghf)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 413237

Description

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

- <p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the ChakraCore scripting engine handles
objects in memory. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute
arbitrary code in the context of the current user. An attacker who successfully exploited the
vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user.</p> <p>If the current user is logged on
with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take
control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or
create new accounts with full user rights.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by
modifying how the ChakraCore scripting engine handles objects in memory.</p> (CVE-2020-1057)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9f8c-f7h4-xghf

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 413237

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: 57.12

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-1057

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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: 8/2/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-1057