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SCA: security update for keyring (GHSA-p3h7-3c45-qj4v)

critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 433786

Description

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

 - Python Keyring 0.9.1 does not securely initialize the cipher when encrypting passwords for
 CryptedFileKeyring files, which makes it easier for local users to obtain passwords via a brute-force
 attack. (CVE-2012-4571)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p3h7-3c45-qj4v

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 433786

Version: Revision 1.3

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: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-4571

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Threat Score: 8

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/17/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/5/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-4571

BID: 55815

cwe: CWE-326