SCA: security update for ch.qos.logback:logback-core (GHSA-qqpg-mvqg-649v)

low Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 436901

Description

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

- ACE vulnerability in configuration file processing by QOS.CH logback-core up to and including version
1.5.24 in Java applications, allows an attacker to instantiate classes already present on the class path
by compromising an existing logback configuration file. The instantiation of a potentially malicious Java
class requires that said class is present on the user's class-path. In addition, the attacker must have
write access to a configuration file. However, after successful instantiation, the instance is very likely
to be discarded with no further ado. (CVE-2026-1225)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qqpg-mvqg-649v

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 436901

Version: Revision 1.13

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/22/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.88

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-1225

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: Low

Base Score: 1.8

Threat Score: 0.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/22/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/22/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-1225

cwe: CWE-20