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SCA: security update for github.com/projectcalico/calico (GHSA-6362-gv4m-53ww)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 421418

Description

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

 - In vulnerable versions of Calico (v3.27.2 and below), Calico Enterprise (v3.19.0-1, v3.18.1, v3.17.3 and
 below), and Calico Cloud (v19.2.0 and below), an attacker who has local access to the Kubernetes node, can
 escalate their privileges by exploiting a vulnerability in the Calico CNI install binary. The issue arises
 from an incorrect SUID (Set User ID) bit configuration in the binary, combined with the ability to control
 the input binary, allowing an attacker to execute an arbitrary binary with elevated privileges.
 (CVE-2024-33522)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6362-gv4m-53ww

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 421418

Version: Revision 1.7

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/28/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.75

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-33522

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.7

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Threat Score: 6.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/30/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-33522

cwe: CWE-269