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Echo: org.yaml:snakeyaml, snakeyaml: security update to 2.0

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 459987

Description

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

 - SnakeYaml's Constructor() class does not restrict types which can be instantiated during deserialization.
 Deserializing yaml content provided by an attacker can lead to remote code execution. We recommend using
 SnakeYaml's SafeConsturctor when parsing untrusted content to restrict deserialization. We recommend
 upgrading to version 2.0 and beyond. (CVE-2022-1471)

Solution

Update the org.yaml:snakeyaml library and its related packages to version 2.0 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2022-1471

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 459987

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/5/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.37

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-1471

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/1/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-1471