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CVE-2026-5713 Detail

Description

The "profiling.sampling" module (Python 3.15+) and "asyncio introspection capabilities" (3.14+, "python -m asyncio ps" and "python -m asyncio pstree") features could be used to read and write addresses in a privileged process if that process connected to a malicious or "infected" Python process via the remote debugging feature. This vulnerability requires persistently and repeatedly connecting to the process to be exploited, even after the connecting process crashes with high likelihood due to ASLR.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
N/A
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Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  Python Software Foundation
CVSS-B 5.3 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/15/6 CVE
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/289fd2c97a7e5aecb8b69f94f5e838ccfeee7e67 Python Software Foundation
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/148178 Python Software Foundation
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/148187 Python Software Foundation
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/OG4RHARYSNIE22GGOMVMCRH76L5HKPLM/ Python Software Foundation

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow Python Software Foundation  
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read Python Software Foundation  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-5713
NVD Published Date:
04/14/2026
NVD Last Modified:
04/15/2026
Source:
Python Software Foundation