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Echo: expat: security update to 2.7.3-2

low Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 461845

Description

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

 - In libexpat before 2.7.4, XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate does not copy unknown encoding handler user data.
 (CVE-2026-24515)

Solution

Update the expat library and its related packages to version 2.7.3-2 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-24515

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 461845

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.2

Percentile: 51.15

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1

Temporal Score: 0.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-24515

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.5

Temporal Score: 2.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/24/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/23/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-24515

IAVA: 2026-A-0100-S