Vulnerability Reportinstrumentisto/nmap:7.98-r2-linux-ppc64le

instrumentisto/nmap:7.98-r2-linux-ppc64le
digestsha256:0497dd57781e691b68fd0affb48bbbf97a7f2430a2d7a74427e098427e05d98c

Executive Summary

Last scanned:

Threat Score
25/100NEEDS ATTENTION
Reputation
RELIABLE

This image is acceptable for production, but remediating the identified vulnerabilities is recommended to reduce the attack surface. The only notable finding is CVE-2026-7598, a medium-severity integer overflow in libssh2 that could cause heap corruption when nmap connects to a malicious SSH server during scanning. Given nmap's role as a network scanner, this vulnerability is applicable but requires an attacker-controlled SSH server to exploit. The image is widely used and pinned by digest, providing a stable base. No critical or high-severity issues exist.

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    Full CVE sweep across OS packages and app dependencies
  2. Exploitability check
    CVEs ranked by exploit probability (EPSS) and matched against CISA KEV
  3. Reachability analysis
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  4. Runtime verification
    Live-container probes: exposed endpoints, feature flags, real defaults
  5. Supply chain analysis
    Base-image lineage, package provenance and signatures — nothing slipped in unnoticed
  6. Hardening recommendations
    A hardened build plan — patch, remove unused packages, lock down the runtime — with parity tests proving nothing broke

Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Log

53 total
CVE IDAdjusted SeverityPackageExploit ProbabilityRisk Context
CVE-2026-7598MEDIUM6.18
libssh2
1.11.1-r1
fixed in 1.11.1-r2
0.5%
Theoretical Threat
Directly ExposedContext importance: MEDIUM
CVE-2026-55200MEDIUM5.65
libssh2
1.11.1-r1
fixed in 1.11.1-r3
0.7%
Theoretical Threat
Directly ExposedContext importance: MEDIUM
CVE-2026-2673MEDIUM5.52
libcrypto3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.6-r0
0.4%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-2673MEDIUM5.52
libssl3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.6-r0
0.4%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-34181MEDIUM5.35
libcrypto3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.2%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-42768MEDIUM5.35
libcrypto3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.4%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-34181MEDIUM5.35
libssl3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.2%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-42768MEDIUM5.35
libssl3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.4%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-34183MEDIUM5.1
libcrypto3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.5%
Theoretical Threat
Directly ExposedContext importance: MEDIUM
CVE-2026-55199MEDIUM5.1
libssh2
1.11.1-r1
fixed in 1.11.1-r3
0.4%
Theoretical Threat
Directly ExposedContext importance: MEDIUM
CVE-2026-34183MEDIUM5.1
libssl3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.5%
Theoretical Threat
Directly ExposedContext importance: MEDIUM
CVE-2026-31790MEDIUM5.02
libcrypto3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.6-r0
1.0%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-42764MEDIUM5.02
libcrypto3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.7%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-42769MEDIUM5.02
libcrypto3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.3%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-42770MEDIUM5.02
libcrypto3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.3%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-9076MEDIUM5.02
libcrypto3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.3%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-31790MEDIUM5.02
libssl3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.6-r0
1.0%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-42764MEDIUM5.02
libssl3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.7%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-42769MEDIUM5.02
libssl3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.3%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-42770MEDIUM5.02
libssl3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.3%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-9076MEDIUM5.02
libssl3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.3%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-31789MEDIUM5
libcrypto3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.6-r0
0.2%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-31789MEDIUM5
libssl3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.6-r0
0.2%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-45447MEDIUM4.86
libcrypto3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
2.7%
Low-Moderate Risk
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-45447MEDIUM4.86
libssl3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
2.7%
Low-Moderate Risk
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-7383MEDIUM4.67
libcrypto3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.4%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-7383MEDIUM4.67
libssl3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.4%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-6042MEDIUM4.67
musl
1.2.5-r21
fixed in 1.2.5-r22
0.2%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-27171MEDIUM4.67
zlib
1.3.1-r2
fixed in 1.3.2-r0
0.2%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-45445MEDIUM4.64
libcrypto3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.3%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-45445MEDIUM4.64
libssl3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.3%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-42766MEDIUM4.5
libcrypto3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.6%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-42767MEDIUM4.5
libcrypto3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.3%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-42766MEDIUM4.5
libssl3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.6%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-42767MEDIUM4.5
libssl3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.3%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-34180MEDIUM4.25
libcrypto3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.5%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-34180MEDIUM4.25
libssl3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.5%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-28387MEDIUM4.13
libcrypto3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.6-r0
0.6%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-28387MEDIUM4.13
libssl3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.6-r0
0.6%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-40200LOW3.98
musl
1.2.5-r21
fixed in 1.2.5-r23
0.1%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-40200LOW3.98
musl-utils
1.2.5-r21
fixed in 1.2.5-r23
0.1%
Theoretical Threat
Post-Exploit
CVE-2026-28388LOW3.83
libcrypto3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.6-r0
0.9%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-28389LOW3.83
libcrypto3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.6-r0
0.8%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-28390LOW3.83
libcrypto3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.6-r0
0.8%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-28388LOW3.83
libssl3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.6-r0
0.9%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-28389LOW3.83
libssl3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.6-r0
0.8%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-28390LOW3.83
libssl3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.6-r0
0.8%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-34182LOW3.77
libcrypto3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.2%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-34182LOW3.77
libssl3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.2%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-45446LOW3.15
libcrypto3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.2%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-45446LOW3.15
libssl3
3.5.5-r0
fixed in 3.5.7-r0
0.2%
Theoretical Threat
Directly Exposed
CVE-2026-6042LOW2.8
musl-utils
1.2.5-r21
fixed in 1.2.5-r22
0.2%
Theoretical Threat
Post-Exploit
CVE-2026-22184LOW2.39
zlib
1.3.1-r2
fixed in 1.3.2-r0
0.4%
Theoretical Threat
Post-Exploit

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