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SCA: security update for link-preview-js (GHSA-4gp8-rjrq-ch6q)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 441246

Description

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

 - Link Preview JS extracts web links information. Prior to 4.0.1, the library did not check for IPv6
 loopback attacks. There was also a DNS attack, where an address could be resolved into an internal IP.
 This could cause internal data leaks. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.0.1. (CVE-2026-43897)

Solution

Update the link-preview-js library and its related packages to version 4.0.1 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4gp8-rjrq-ch6q

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 441246

Version: Revision 1.7

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 5/6/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-43897

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 6.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/5/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/5/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-43897

cwe: CWE-918