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SCA: security update for prefect (GHSA-6rr6-v7cj-mxpg)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 442328

Description

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

 - A vulnerability was detected in PrefectHQ prefect up to 3.6.21. This impacts the function endswith of the
 file /api/health of the component Health Check API. Performing a manipulation results in improper
 authentication. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit is now public and may be
 used. Upgrading to version 3.6.22 will fix this issue. The patch is named
 e21617125335025b4b27e7d6f0ca028e8e8f3b79. Upgrading the affected component is recommended. The vendor was
 contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the
 affected product. (CVE-2026-7722)

Solution

Update the prefect library and its related packages to version 3.6.22 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6rr6-v7cj-mxpg

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 442328

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 5/25/2026

Updated: 6/30/2026

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: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-7722

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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:N/VA:N/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-2026-7722

cwe: CWE-287