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01 Record

CVE-2026-118767

Botan: Python binding bcrypt APIs truncate passwords containing embedded NULs

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score4.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

02 Description

Botan: Python binding bcrypt APIs truncate passwords containing embedded NULs

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
Not scored by EPSS
EPSS percentile
Not scored by EPSS
NVD base score
4.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD analysis status
Received. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-29.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2026-10-29 17:17Z3 HR AGO
Last updated
2026-10-29 17:17Z3 HR AGO
Reserved
2026-10-28
Assigning CNA
GitHub_M
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 4.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
  • CWE-158Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL CharacterVariant
Data version
5.2
Document digest
6b6d40da5b76644cef446a3a59ba88ce401ed4b3c850abb93f74fd52a83d24fc

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
randombitbotan>= 1.11.22, < 3.13.0—

06 References