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SCA: security update for phpseclib/phpseclib (GHSA-2f25-pfq3-c7h8)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 441581

Description

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

 - In Math/BinaryField.php in phpseclib 3 before 3.0.34, excessively large degrees can lead to a denial of
 service. (CVE-2023-49316)

Solution

Update the phpseclib/phpseclib library and its related packages to version 3.0.34 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2f25-pfq3-c7h8

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 441581

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 5/9/2026

Updated: 6/1/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

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-2023-49316

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: 5/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/27/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-49316