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SCA: security update for github.com/wal-g/wal-g (GHSA-vrmr-f2qh-3hhf)
high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 419524
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- WAL-G before 1.1, when a non-libsodium build (e.g., one of the official binary releases published as
GitHub Releases) is used, silently ignores the libsodium encryption key and uploads cleartext backups.
This is arguably a Principle of Least Surprise violation because "the user likely wanted to encrypt all
file activity." (CVE-2021-38599)
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 419524
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: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.18
Vendor
Vendor Severity: High
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-38599
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/2/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/12/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-38599
cwe: CWE-922