SCA: security update for github.com/gardener/gardener (GHSA-9x73-87fh-54w9)

critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 434722

Description

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

- Gardener implements the automated management and operation of Kubernetes clusters as a service. A security
vulnerability was discovered in the `gardenlet` component of Gardener prior to versions 1.116.4, 1.117.5,
1.118.2, and 1.119.0. It could allow a user with administrative privileges for a Gardener project to
obtain control over the seed cluster(s) where their shoot clusters are managed. This CVE affects all
Gardener installations where gardener/gardener-extension-provider-gcp is in use. Versions 1.116.4,
1.117.5, 1.118.2, and 1.119.0 fix the issue. (CVE-2025-47284)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9x73-87fh-54w9

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 434722

Version: Revision 1.6

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: 5

Percentile: 94.39

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-47284

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.9

Temporal Score: 8.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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: 5/19/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/19/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-47284

cwe: CWE-150