SCA: security update for python-gnupg (GHSA-2fch-jvg5-crf6)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 422099

Description

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

- python-gnupg 0.4.3 allows context-dependent attackers to trick gnupg to decrypt other ciphertext than
intended. To perform the attack, the passphrase to gnupg must be controlled by the adversary and the
ciphertext should be trusted. Related to a "CWE-20: Improper Input Validation" issue affecting the affect
functionality component. (CVE-2019-6690)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2fch-jvg5-crf6

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 422099

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/28/2025

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: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-6690

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/25/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/19/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-6690

BID: 106756

cwe: CWE-20