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SCA: security update for ws (GHSA-58qx-3vcg-4xpx)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 442027

Description

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

 - ws is an open source WebSocket client and server for Node.js. Prior to 8.20.1, the websocket.close()
 implementation is vulnerable to uninitialized memory disclosure when a TypedArray is passed as the reason
 argument. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.20.1. (CVE-2026-45736)

Solution

Update the ws library and its related packages to version 8.20.1 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-58qx-3vcg-4xpx

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 442027

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 5/18/2026

Updated: 5/20/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.72

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-45736

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/18/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/15/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-45736

cwe: CWE-908