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SCA: security update for debug (GHSA-4x49-vf9v-38px)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 435307

Description

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

 - debug is a JavaScript debugging utility. On 8 September 2025, the npm publishing account for debug was
 taken over after a phishing attack. Version 4.4.2 was published, functionally identical to the previous
 patch version, but with a malware payload added attempting to redirect cryptocurrency transactions to the
 attacker's own addresses from within browser environments. Local environments, server environments,
 command line applications, etc. are not affected. If the package was used in a browser context (e.g. a
 direct <script> inclusion, or via a bundling tool such as Babel, Rollup, Vite, Next.js, etc.) there is a
 chance the malware still exists and such bundles will need to be rebuilt. The malware seemingly only
 targets cryptocurrency transactions and wallets such as MetaMask. npm removed the offending package from
 the registry over the course of the day on 8 September, preventing further downloads from npm proper. On
 13 September, the package owner published new patch versions to help cache-bust those using private
 registries who might still have the compromised version cached. Users should upgrade to the latest patch
 version, completely remove their node_modules directory, clean their package manager's global cache, and
 rebuild any browser bundles from scratch. Those operating private registries or registry mirrors should
 purge the offending versions from any caches. This issue has been resolved in 4.4.3. (CVE-2025-59144)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4x49-vf9v-38px

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 435307

Version: Revision 1.5

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 9/16/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.7

Percentile: 99.06

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-59144

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Threat Score: 8.8

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:A

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-59144

cwe: CWE-506