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SCA: security update for prefect (GHSA-hvph-5985-r63v)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 442324

Description

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

 - A flaw has been found in PrefectHQ prefect up to 3.6.13. Affected is an unknown function of the file
 /api/events/in of the component WebSocket Endpoint. Executing a manipulation can lead to missing
 authentication. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been published and may be used.
 Upgrading to version 3.6.14 is able to address this issue. This patch is called
 f8afecadf88ea5f73694dafa3a365b9d8fae1ad6. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The vendor
 was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the
 affected product. (CVE-2026-7723)

Solution

Update the prefect library and its related packages to version 3.6.14 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hvph-5985-r63v

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 442324

Version: Revision 1.5

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 5/25/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.8

Percentile: 22.6

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-7723

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Threat Score: 5.5

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/4/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/4/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-7723

cwe: CWE-287