CVE-2026-102734

medium

Description

asteval is a Python expression evaluator designed for restricted execution. Prior to 1.0.9, in asteval/astutils.py, the default Interpreter with numpy enabled exposes a ctypes type and permits from_address memory access. safe_getattr blocks the ctypes module but not reachable ctypes type objects, while attribute assignments use unfiltered setattr instead of safe_setattr. An attacker-controlled expression can derive an address with id, read memory through from_address, and write through an attribute assignment. The expression can read or corrupt arbitrary process memory, escape the intended sandbox, execute code, disclose secrets, or crash the host process. This issue is fixed in version 1.0.9.

References

https://github.com/lmfit/asteval/security/advisories/GHSA-9w56-46f6-3qhx

https://github.com/lmfit/asteval/releases/tag/1.0.9

https://github.com/lmfit/asteval/pull/153

https://github.com/lmfit/asteval/commit/a3e56e7f8ed567a4817684d94213b290359077b4

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-10-13

Updated: 2026-10-13

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium