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SCA: security update for setuptools (GHSA-5rjg-fvgr-3xxf)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 427722

Description

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

 - setuptools is a package that allows users to download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python
 packages. A path traversal vulnerability in `PackageIndex` is present in setuptools prior to version
 78.1.1. An attacker would be allowed to write files to arbitrary locations on the filesystem with the
 permissions of the process running the Python code, which could escalate to remote code execution
 depending on the context. Version 78.1.1 fixes the issue. (CVE-2025-47273)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5rjg-fvgr-3xxf

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 427722

Version: Revision 1.15

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 5/19/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.88

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-47273

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 7.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/19/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/17/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-47273

cwe: CWE-22