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CVE-2026-3298 Detail

Description

The method "sock_recvfrom_into()" of "asyncio.ProacterEventLoop" (Windows only) was missing a boundary check for the data buffer when using nbytes parameter. This allowed for an out-of-bounds buffer write if data was larger than the buffer size. Non-Windows platforms are not affected.


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

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/1274766d3c29007ab77245a72abbf8dce2a9db4d Python Software Foundation
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/27522b7d6e6588f03e61099dd858cd5a9314e2f2 Python Software Foundation
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/95633d2aad4721e25e4dfd9f43dfb6e1edcbd741 Python Software Foundation
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/148808 Python Software Foundation
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/148809 Python Software Foundation
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/KWTPIQBOOOUNQP7UFSLBI437NJDFLA3F/ Python Software Foundation

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Python Software Foundation  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-3298
NVD Published Date:
04/21/2026
NVD Last Modified:
04/21/2026
Source:
Python Software Foundation