SCA: security update for golang.org/x/crypto/ssh (GHSA-x527-x647-q7gg)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 443988

Description

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

- Previously, CVE-2024-45337 fixed an authorization bypass for misused ssh server configurations; if any
other type of callback is passed other than public key, then the source-address validation would be
skipped. (CVE-2026-46595)

Solution

Update the golang.org/x/crypto/ssh library and its related packages to version 0.52.0 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x527-x647-q7gg

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 443988

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 6/26/2026

Updated: 6/30/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.7

Temporal Score: 7.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-46595

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/25/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/14/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-46595

cwe: CWE-863