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SCA: security update for @aws/lsp-codewhisperer (GHSA-6v3r-4p5c-mrp5)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 448368

Description

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

 - Missing symlink validation in Language Servers for AWS may allow an arbitrary file write outside of the
 workspace trust boundary. This may occur when a local user opens a workspace with a maliciously crafted
 symlink that resolves to a file path outside the workspace trust boundary. To remediate this issue, users
 should upgrade to version 1.69.0 or higher. (CVE-2026-12958)

Solution

Update the @aws/lsp-codewhisperer library and its related packages to version 0.0.117 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6v3r-4p5c-mrp5

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 448368

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 9/25/2026

Updated: 9/25/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.23

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-12958

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Threat Score: 5.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/23/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-12958

cwe: CWE-61