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SCA: security update for KubernetesClient (GHSA-w7r3-mgwf-4mqq)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 435371

Description

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

 - A vulnerability exists in the Kubernetes C# client where the certificate validation logic accepts properly
 constructed certificates from any Certificate Authority (CA) without properly verifying the trust chain.
 This flaw allows a malicious actor to present a forged certificate and potentially intercept or manipulate
 communication with the Kubernetes API server, leading to possible man-in-the-middle attacks and API
 impersonation. (CVE-2025-9708)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w7r3-mgwf-4mqq

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 435371

Version: Revision 1.10

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 9/18/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.2

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-9708

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/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: 9/17/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/16/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-9708

cwe: CWE-295