SCA: security update for github.com/cilium/cilium (GHSA-gj49-89wh-h4gj)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 440898

Description

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

- Cilium is a networking, observability, and security solution with an eBPF-based dataplane. Prior to
versions 1.17.15, 1.18.9, and 1.19.3, the output of cilium-bugtool can contain sensitive data when the
tool is run against Cilium deployments with WireGuard encryption enabled. This issue has been patched in
versions 1.17.15, 1.18.9, and 1.19.3. (CVE-2026-41520)

Solution

Update the github.com/cilium/cilium library and its related packages to version 1.17.15 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gj49-89wh-h4gj

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 440898

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 4/26/2026

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: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-41520

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/25/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/25/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-41520