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SCA: security update for openbabel (GHSA-pp85-5j63-xpq3)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 444130

Description

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

 - A weakness has been identified in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. This affects the function
 GAMESSOutputFormat::ReadMolecule of the file gamessformat.cpp. This manipulation causes use after free. It
 is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been made available to the public and
 could be exploited. (CVE-2025-10994)

Solution

Update the openbabel library and its related packages to version 3.2.0 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pp85-5j63-xpq3

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 444130

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 6/30/2026

Updated: 7/1/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.92

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-10994

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Threat Score: 1.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/30/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/26/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-10994