Google: dev-python/setuptools: security update to 17162.40.56

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 454935

Description

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

- Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) setuptools before 65.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of
service via HTML in a crafted package or custom PackageIndex page. There is a Regular Expression Denial of
Service (ReDoS) in package_index.py. (CVE-2022-40897)

Solution

Update the dev-python/setuptools library and its related packages to version 17162.40.56 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 454935

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Google COS Security Checks

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.93

Vendor

Vendor Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-40897

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 7.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-40897

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