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GHSA-43RW-359F-4H89

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-18 21:32 – Updated: 2026-03-19 18:31

Details

pkgutil.get_data() did not validate the resource argument as documented, allowing path traversals.

Severity ?

2.1 (Low)


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

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CVE-2026-3479 (GCVE-0-2026-3479)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-18 18:13 – Updated: 2026-03-19 18:07

Title

pkgutil.get_data() does not enforce documented restrictions

Summary

pkgutil.get_data() did not validate the resource argument as documented, allowing path traversals.

Severity ?

2.1 (Low)


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

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

PSF

References

URL

Tags

	https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/146122	patch
	https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-an…	vendor-advisory
	https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/146121	issue-tracking
	https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/bcdf2319…	patch

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Python Software Foundation	CPython	Affected: 0 , < 3.15.0 (python)

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Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-43RW-359F-4H89

CVE-2026-3479 (GCVE-0-2026-3479)

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