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SCA: security update for ipython (GHSA-pq7m-3gw7-gq5x)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 417656

Description

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

 - IPython (Interactive Python) is a command shell for interactive computing in multiple programming
 languages, originally developed for the Python programming language. Affected versions are subject to an
 arbitrary code execution vulnerability achieved by not properly managing cross user temporary files. This
 vulnerability allows one user to run code as another on the same machine. All users are advised to
 upgrade. (CVE-2022-21699)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pq7m-3gw7-gq5x

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 417656

Version: Revision 1.7

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: 5

Percentile: 95.11

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-21699

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Threat Score: 8.5

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/21/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/19/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-21699