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Echo: pip: security update to 25.2python-3.11: security update to 3.11.15+e4

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 455358

Description

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

 - An issue was discovered in pip (all versions) because it installs the version with the highest version
 number, even if the user had intended to obtain a private package from a private index. This only affects
 use of the --extra-index-url option, and exploitation requires that the package does not already exist in
 the public index (and thus the attacker can put the package there with an arbitrary version number). NOTE:
 it has been reported that this is intended functionality and the user is responsible for using --extra-
 index-url securely (CVE-2018-20225)

Solution

Update the pip library and its related packages to version 25.2 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2018-20225

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 455358

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/3/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.86

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-20225

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/8/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-20225