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SCA: security update for net-imap (GHSA-vcgp-9326-pqcp)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 441092

Description

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

 - Net::IMAP implements Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) client functionality in Ruby. Prior to
 versions 0.3.10, 0.4.24, 0.5.14, and 0.6.4, a man-in-the-middle attacker can cause Net::IMAP#starttls to
 return "successfully", without starting TLS. This issue has been patched in versions 0.3.10, 0.4.24,
 0.5.14, and 0.6.4. (CVE-2026-42246)

Solution

Update the net-imap library and its related packages to version 0.3.10 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vcgp-9326-pqcp

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 441092

Version: Revision 1.5

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 5/5/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.64

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

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-2026-42246

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Threat Score: 4.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/4/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/4/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-42246