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SCA: security update for github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig (GHSA-479m-364c-43vc)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 438987

Description

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

 - goxmlsig provides XML Digital Signatures implemented in Go. Prior to version 1.6.0, the
 `validateSignature` function in `validate.go` goes through the references in the `SignedInfo` block to
 find one that matches the signed element's ID. In Go versions before 1.22, or when `go.mod` uses an older
 version, there is a loop variable capture issue. The code takes the address of the loop variable `_ref`
 instead of its value. As a result, if more than one reference matches the ID or if the loop logic is
 incorrect, the `ref` pointer will always end up pointing to the last element in the
 `SignedInfo.References` slice after the loop. goxmlsig version 1.6.0 contains a patch. (CVE-2026-33487)

Solution

Update the github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig library and its related packages to version 1.6.0 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-479m-364c-43vc

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 438987

Version: Revision 1.8

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/19/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 94.16

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-33487

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/18/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/18/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-33487