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Echo: virtualenv: security update to 20.36.1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 460309

Description

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

 - virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to version 20.36.1, TOCTOU
 (Time-of-Check-Time-of-Use) vulnerabilities in virtualenv allow local attackers to perform symlink-based
 attacks on directory creation operations. An attacker with local access can exploit a race condition
 between directory existence checks and creation to redirect virtualenv's app_data and lock file operations
 to attacker-controlled locations. This issue has been patched in version 20.36.1. (CVE-2026-22702)

Solution

Update the virtualenv library and its related packages to version 20.36.1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-22702

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 460309

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: Low

Score: 2.8

Percentile: 22.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-22702

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-22702

IAVB: 2026-B-0019