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SCA: security update for pip (GHSA-wf93-45jw-7689)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 444547

Description

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

 - pip would treat console_scripts and gui_scripts as paths instead of file names without sanitizing the
 resolved absolute path to the installation directory, leading to entry points being installed outside the
 installation directory. (CVE-2026-8643)

Solution

Update the pip library and its related packages to version 26.1.2 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wf93-45jw-7689

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 444547

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 7/9/2026

Updated: 7/9/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.71

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-8643

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.1

Threat Score: 0.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/1/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-8643

cwe: CWE-22