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SCA: security update for virtualenv (GHSA-597g-3phw-6986)
medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 436714
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to version 20.36.1, TOCTOU
(Time-of-Check-Time-of-Use) vulnerabilities in virtualenv allow local attackers to perform symlink-based
attacks on directory creation operations. An attacker with local access can exploit a race condition
between directory existence checks and creation to redirect virtualenv's app_data and lock file operations
to attacker-controlled locations. This issue has been patched in version 20.36.1. (CVE-2026-22702)
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 436714
Version: Revision 1.10
Type: Local
Family: SCA Checks
Published: 1/13/2026
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 2.8
Percentile: 22.6
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Medium
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.5
Temporal Score: 2.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-22702
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.5
Temporal Score: 3.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/13/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-22702