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SCA: security update for System.Security.Cryptography.Xml (GHSA-w3x6-4m5h-cxqf)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 440368

Description

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

 - Uncontrolled resource consumption in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
 (CVE-2026-26171)

Solution

Update the System.Security.Cryptography.Xml library and its related packages to version 10.0.6 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w3x6-4m5h-cxqf

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 440368

Version: Revision 1.8

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 4/15/2026

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: High

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-2026-26171

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: 4/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/14/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-26171