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CVE-2026-3479 Detail

Disputed     

Description

DISPUTED: The project has clarified that the documentation was incorrect, and that pkgutil.get_data() has the same security model as open(). The documentation has been updated to clarify this point. There is no vulnerability in the function if following the intended security model. pkgutil.get_data() did not validate the resource argument as documented, allowing path traversals.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
N/A
NVD assessment not yet provided.

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  Python Software Foundation
CVSS-B 0.0 NONE
Vector:  CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/5af6ce3e7b643a30a02d22245c1e3f4a8bc0a1fe Python Software Foundation
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/bcdf231946b1da8bdfbab4c05539bb0cc964a1c7 Python Software Foundation
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/cf59bf76470f3d75ad47d80ffb8ce76b64b5e943 Python Software Foundation
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d786d59a8f7196bb630100a869f28ad13436b59c Python Software Foundation
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/146121 Python Software Foundation
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/146122 Python Software Foundation
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/WYLLVQOOCKGK73JM7Z7ZSNOJC4N7BAWY/ Python Software Foundation

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CISA-ADP  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-3479
NVD Published Date:
03/18/2026
NVD Last Modified:
04/07/2026
Source:
Python Software Foundation