FKIE_CVE-2026-71259

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-05 13:24 - Updated: 2026-08-26 17:13
Severity
8.6 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
ESPHome through 2026.7.0-dev contains an operator-precedence bug in the cv.url validator in esphome/config_validation.py. Because binds tighter than , any file: URI passes validation regardless of netloc. This validator gates the field of the external_components YAML directive's git source schema, which is passed to (git supports file:// natively).
References
309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2chttps://github.com/esphome/esphome
309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2chttps://github.com/esphome/esphome/blob/dev/esphome/config_validation.py
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    }
  ],
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  "lastModified": "2026-08-26T17:13:24.800",
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          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
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          "scope": "CHANGED",
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