SCA: security update for github.com/QuantumNous/new-api (GHSA-8r8v-xf7q-rcpr)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 446014

Description

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

- New API is a large language mode (LLM) gateway and artificial intelligence (AI) asset management system.
Prior to 1.0.0-rc.18, user-controlled image n, video seconds and duration, max_tokens,
max_completion_tokens, maxOutputTokens, audio duration, and billing-expression quantities can overflow
conversions in common/quota_math.go and related settlement paths, allowing a low-privileged account with
positive balance or an active subscription to turn a negative charge into account credit and potentially
drain upstream funds. This issue is fixed in version 1.0.0-rc.18. (CVE-2026-71479)

Solution

Update the github.com/QuantumNous/new-api library and its related packages to version 1.0.0-rc.18 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8r8v-xf7q-rcpr

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 446014

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/17/2026

Updated: 8/17/2026

Risk Information

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-71479

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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: 8/17/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/17/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-71479