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SCA: security update for org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin (GHSA-r937-wjx7-w2jp)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 445910

Description

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

 - In JetBrains Kotlin before 2.4.20 code execution was possible via unsafe deserialization in the build
 cache metadata (CVE-2026-53914)

Solution

Update the org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin library and its related packages to version 2.4.20-Beta1 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r937-wjx7-w2jp

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 445910

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/13/2026

Updated: 8/13/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.02

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-53914

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/26/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-53914

cwe: CWE-502