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SCA: security update for pm2 (GHSA-x5gf-qvw8-r2rm)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 442233

Description

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

 - A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Unitech pm2 up to 6.0.6. This vulnerability affects
 unknown code of the file /lib/tools/Config.js. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression
 complexity. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be
 used. (CVE-2025-5891)

Solution

Update the pm2 library and its related packages to version 7.0.0 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x5gf-qvw8-r2rm

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 442233

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 5/20/2026

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: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-5891

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Threat Score: 2.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/9/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/9/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-5891