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SCA: security update for github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/v2 (GHSA-846p-jg2w-w324)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 436860

Description

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

 - go-tuf is a Go implementation of The Update Framework (TUF). Starting in version 2.0.0 and prior to
 version 2.3.1, if the TUF repository (or any of its mirrors) returns invalid TUF metadata JSON (valid JSON
 but not well formed TUF metadata), the client will panic during parsing, causing a denial of service. The
 panic happens before any signature is validated. This means that a compromised repository/mirror/cache can
 DoS clients without having access to any signing key. Version 2.3.1 fixes the issue. No known workarounds
 are available. (CVE-2026-23991)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-846p-jg2w-w324

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 436860

Version: Revision 1.7

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/21/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.73

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-23991

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:N/I:N/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: 1/21/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/21/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-23991