CVE-2026-7210

medium

Description

`xml.parsers.expat` and `xml.etree.ElementTree` use insufficient entropy for Expat hash-flooding protection, which allows a crafted XML document to trigger hash flooding.\r\n\r\nFully mitigating this vulnerability requires both updating libexpat to 2.8.0 or later and applying this patch.

References

https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/PNY5OMBDPM2FRUZTWFFPJ6LISWKV627K/

https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/149023

https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/149018

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/11/8

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/11/13

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-05-11

Updated: 2026-05-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

CVSS v4

Base Score: 6.3

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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00045