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SCA: security update for github.com/kubev2v/assisted-migration-agent (GHSA-8g5p-jxp9-457c)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 445991

Description

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

 - A flaw was found in assisted-migration-agent. The application hardcodes insecure Transport Layer Security
 (TLS) connections when communicating with vCenter. This vulnerability allows a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM)
 attacker to intercept and harvest vCenter administrator credentials. This can lead to unauthorized access
 to vCenter. (CVE-2026-53475)

Solution

Update the github.com/kubev2v/assisted-migration-agent library and its related packages to version 0.16.0 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8g5p-jxp9-457c

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 445991

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/15/2026

Updated: 8/15/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.65

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-53475

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/10/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-53475

cwe: CWE-295