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SCA: security update for rucio (GHSA-vjr5-c9qv-hgm3)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 441288

Description

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

 - A SQL injection vulnerability in `FilterEngine.create_sqla_query()` allows any authenticated Rucio user to
 execute arbitrary SQL against the backend database through the DID search endpoint (`GET
 /dids/<scope>/dids/search`). On Oracle deployments attacker-controlled filter keys and values are
 interpolated directly into `sqlalchemy.text()` via Python `.format()`, completely bypassing
 parameterization. This enables full database compromise including extraction of authentication tokens,
 password hashes, and all managed data identifiers. This affects versions 1.27.0 and later before 35.8.5,
 38.5.5, 39.4.2, and 40.1.1. The vulnerability exists in `lib/rucio/core/did_meta_plugins/filter_engine.py`
 within the `create_sqla_query()` method. When the database dialect is Oracle, filter expressions for JSON
 metadata columns are constructed using `text()` with Python string formatting. Both `key` and `value` are
 attacker-controlled strings derived from HTTP query parameters. The `text()` function creates a raw SQL
 fragment — it does **not** escape or parameterize its contents. Any authenticated Rucio user can exploit
 this through the DID search API to execute arbitrary SQL against the backend database. This can expose all
 managed data identifiers and sensitive tables such as identities, tokens, accounts, rse_settings, and
 rules, and may allow modification of database contents. The issue affects Oracle deployments using the
 default json_meta plugin and does not affect PostgreSQL or MySQL deployments using that plugin. This
 vulnerability has been fixed in versions 35.8.5, 38.5.5, 39.4.2, and 40.1.1. (CVE-2026-29080)

Solution

Update the rucio library and its related packages to version 35.8.5 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vjr5-c9qv-hgm3

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 441288

Version: Revision 1.9

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 5/6/2026

Updated: 6/30/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.85

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-29080

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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: Critical

Base Score: 9.4

Threat Score: 7.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/6/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/6/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-29080

cwe: CWE-89