From fe4be7cbb23d374426e22f243925c245d32c8afa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: stevemcgrath <steve@mcgrath.sh>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:50:15 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Updated the comparison to always ensure string-to-string
 matching #1015

---
 tenable/utils.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tenable/utils.py b/tenable/utils.py
index ddfc1a830..5a6d3673c 100644
--- a/tenable/utils.py
+++ b/tenable/utils.py
@@ -89,8 +89,9 @@ def scrub(value: Any) -> str:
     """
     Scrubs converts the value to a string and then scrubs out any illegal characters.
     """
+    value = str(value)
     safe_chars = string.ascii_letters + string.digits + '-_%@:'
-    scrubbed_value = ''.join([c for c in str(value) if c in safe_chars])
+    scrubbed_value = ''.join([c for c in value if c in safe_chars])
     if value != scrubbed_value:
         logger.warning(
             f"Value '{value}' has unsafe chars, scrubbing to '{scrubbed_value}'"