SCA: security update for apache-superset (GHSA-h294-8fxm-m2pj)

low Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 437997

Description

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

- A Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability exists in Apache Superset allowing authenticated users to retrieve
sensitive user information. The Tag endpoint (disabled by default) allows users to retrieve a list of
objects associated with a specific tag. When these associated objects include Users, the API response
improperly serializes and returns sensitive fields, including password hashes (pbkdf2), email addresses,
and login statistics. This vulnerability allows authenticated users with low privileges (e.g., Gamma role)
to view sensitive authentication data This issue affects Apache Superset: before 6.0.0. Users are
recommended to upgrade to version 6.0.0, which fixes the issue or make sure TAGGING_SYSTEM is False
(Apache Superset current default) (CVE-2026-23983)

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 437997

Version: Revision 1.5

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 2/27/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.73

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-23983

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.3

Threat Score: 0.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/24/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/24/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-23983

cwe: CWE-200

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