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SCA: security update for github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum (GHSA-xw37-57qp-9mm4)
medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 431709
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- Go Ethereum, or "Geth", is the official Golang implementation of the Ethereum protocol. In Geth from
version 1.9.4 and before version 1.9.20 a consensus-vulnerability could cause a chain split, where
vulnerable versions refuse to accept the canonical chain. The fix was included in the Paragade release
version 1.9.20. No individual workaround patches have been made -- all users are recommended to upgrade to
a newer version. (CVE-2020-26265)
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 431709
Version: Revision 1.3
Type: Local
Family: SCA Checks
Published: 8/7/2025
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.18
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Medium
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.5
Temporal Score: 2.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-26265
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/29/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/11/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-26265
cwe: CWE-682