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SCA: security update for virtualenv (GHSA-494p-63j8-28p3)

low Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 477211

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, download_wheel()
 writes package-index downloads directly into the reusable wheel/house cache before selecting a
 verification target from pip's textual Saved output. With default-index digest comparison enabled, a
 controlled package index can inject a misleading Saved line through a discarded link's data-requires-
 python attribute; this forged-line variant also requires knowledge of an absolute path to the genuine
 bundled wheel. The wrong path can then be hashed, while a digest mismatch leaves the rejected archive in
 the cache for later selection without verification. A separate rejected-cache-file variant requires
 control over downloaded data or archive selection but not the forged-line prerequisites. Explicit custom-
 index exceptions are outside the promised PyPI comparison, and the issue does not independently bypass TLS
 or establish control of default PyPI. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.9. (CVE-2026-113714)

Solution

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

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-494p-63j8-28p3

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 477211

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: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-113714

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: Low

Base Score: 2.3

Threat Score: 0.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/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-2026-113714

cwe: CWE-354