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Echo: openscap: security update to 1.4.2+dfsg-1+e1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 477726

Description

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

 - A flaw was found in OpenSCAP. When decomposing a Source DataStream (SDS) file, the application does not
 properly validate relative file path attributes, leading to a path traversal vulnerability. An attacker
 can exploit this flaw by tricking a user or automated system into decomposing a crafted datastream
 containing directory traversal sequences. Successful exploitation allows unauthorized file creation or
 modification outside the intended target directory with the permissions of the executing process.
 (CVE-2026-85518)

Solution

Update the openscap library and its related packages to version 1.4.2+dfsg-1+e1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-85518

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 477726

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/28/2026

Updated: 10/28/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.5

Percentile: 51.45

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-85518

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/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: 10/25/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/21/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-85518