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SCA: security update for get-jwks (GHSA-qc2q-qhf3-235m)
critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 435444
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- get-jwks contains fetch utils for JWKS keys. In versions prior to 11.0.2, a vulnerability in get-jwks can
lead to cache poisoning in the JWKS key-fetching mechanism. When the iss (issuer) claim is validated only
after keys are retrieved from the cache, it is possible for cached keys from an unexpected issuer to be
reused, resulting in a bypass of issuer validation. This design flaw enables a potential attack where a
malicious actor crafts a pair of JWTs, the first one ensuring that a chosen public key is fetched and
stored in the shared JWKS cache, and the second one leveraging that cached key to pass signature
validation for a targeted iss value. The vulnerability will work only if the iss validation is done after
the use of get-jwks for keys retrieval. This issue has been patched in version 11.0.2. (CVE-2025-59936)
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Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 435444
Version: Revision 1.12
Type: Local
Family: SCA Checks
Published: 9/26/2025
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.5
Percentile: 57.08
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Critical
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.7
Temporal Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-59936
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.4
Temporal Score: 8.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/26/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/26/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-59936
cwe: CWE-116