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SCA: security update for github.com/neuvector/neuvector (GHSA-8ff6-pc43-jwv3)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 435141

Description

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

 - NeuVector stores user passwords and API keys using a simple, unsalted hash. This method is vulnerable to
 rainbow table attack (offline attack where hashes of known passwords are precomputed). (CVE-2025-53884)

Solution

Update the github.com/neuvector/neuvector library and its related packages to version 0.0.0-20250825191744-da1a462074c3 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8ff6-pc43-jwv3

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 435141

Version: Revision 1.8

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/28/2025

Updated: 6/1/2026

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: Medium

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-2025-53884

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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: 8/28/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/28/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-53884