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SCA: security update for org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (GHSA-m9gh-789g-q5pv)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 436401

Description

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

 - Improper Authentication in Elasticsearch PKI realm can lead to user impersonation via specially crafted
 client certificates. A malicious actor would need to have such a crafted client certificate signed by a
 legitimate, trusted Certificate Authority. (CVE-2025-37731)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m9gh-789g-q5pv

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 436401

Version: Revision 1.9

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 12/16/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.59

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-2025-37731

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/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: 12/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/15/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-37731