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SCA: security update for github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go (GHSA-7f33-f4f5-xwgw)

low Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 432041

Description

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

 - A vulnerability in the in-band key negotiation exists in the AWS S3 Crypto SDK for GoLang versions prior
 to V2. An attacker with write access to the targeted bucket can change the encryption algorithm of an
 object in the bucket, which can then allow them to change AES-GCM to AES-CTR. Using this in combination
 with a decryption oracle can reveal the authentication key used by AES-GCM as decrypting the GMAC tag
 leaves the authentication key recoverable as an algebraic equation. It is recommended to update your SDK
 to V2 or later, and re-encrypt your files. (CVE-2020-8912)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7f33-f4f5-xwgw

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 432041

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/7/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8912

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.5

Temporal Score: 2.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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: 2/11/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-8912

cwe: CWE-327