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SCA: security update for github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-aws, github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-azure, github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-gcp, github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-openstack (GHSA-227x-7mh8-3cf6)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 435430

Description

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

 - Project Gardener implements the automated management and operation of Kubernetes clusters as a service.
 Code injection may be possible in Gardener Extensions for AWS providers prior to version 1.64.0, Azure
 providers prior to version 1.55.0, OpenStack providers prior to version 1.49.0, and GCP providers prior to
 version 1.46.0. This vulnerability could allow a user with administrative privileges for a Gardener
 project to obtain control over the seed cluster where the shoot cluster is managed. This affects all
 Gardener installations where Terraformer is used/can be enabled for infrastructure provisioning with any
 of the affected components. This issue has been patched in Gardener Extensions for AWS providers version
 1.64.0, Azure providers version 1.55.0, OpenStack providers version 1.49.0, and GCP providers version
 1.46.0. (CVE-2025-59823)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-227x-7mh8-3cf6

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 435430

Version: Revision 1.8

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 9/25/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 94.59

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-59823

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.9

Temporal Score: 8.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/25/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/25/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-59823