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SCA: security update for APKLeaks (GHSA-8434-v7xw-8m9x)

critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 433616

Description

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

 - APKLeaks is an open-source project for scanning APK file for URIs, endpoints & secrets. APKLeaks prior to
 v2.0.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via package name inside application
 manifest. An attacker could include arguments that allow unintended commands or code to be executed, allow
 sensitive data to be read or modified or could cause other unintended behavior through malicious package
 name. The problem is fixed in version v2.0.6-dev and above. (CVE-2021-21386)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8434-v7xw-8m9x

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 433616

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/19/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-21386

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/21/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/24/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-21386