SCA: security update for virtualenv (GHSA-6w3r-xr62-4xcp)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 477205

Description

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

- virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, caller-supplied
prompt text can become executable syntax in the bash activation prompt. An attacker must influence the
value passed to virtualenv, and a user must subsequently activate the environment and draw the prompt.
This vulnerability is fixed in 21.14.9. (CVE-2026-113723)

Solution

Update the virtualenv library and its related packages to version 21.14.9 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6w3r-xr62-4xcp

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 477205

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 10/24/2026

Updated: 10/24/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.53

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-113723

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:H/A:N

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Threat Score: 4

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/23/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/20/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-113723

cwe: CWE-78