CVE-2026-3479

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.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/5af6ce3e7b643a30a02d22245c1e3f4a8bc0a1fe
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/bcdf231946b1da8bdfbab4c05539bb0cc964a1c7
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/cf59bf76470f3d75ad47d80ffb8ce76b64b5e943
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d786d59a8f7196bb630100a869f28ad13436b59c
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/146121
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/146122
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/WYLLVQOOCKGK73JM7Z7ZSNOJC4N7BAWY/

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-03-18 19:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:43

NVD link : CVE-2026-3479

Mitre link : CVE-2026-3479

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-3479

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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