CVE-2026-7210
The expat and elementtree parsers use insufficient entropy for XML hash-flooding protection
02 Description
The expat and elementtree parsers use insufficient entropy for XML hash-flooding protection
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.67% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 51.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.3 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-26.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
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
- 2026-05-11 17:19Z5 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-02 00:35Z27 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-04-27
- Assigning CNA
- PSF
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-331Insufficient EntropyBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- be377e5a68d9ed11a3c45e382fa8e2160e471581f800558cda252e45d0678ae4
05 Affected products
06 References
- mail.python.orghttps://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/PNY5OMBDPM2FRUZTWFFPJ6LISWKV627K/
- github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/pull/149023
- github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/issues/149018
- github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/24b8f12544468e4cedf5bfbe25442fcd495391e4
- github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/3573b3b1ecbd99030a0b18658e1bfece771b2566
- github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/eeea765cb9d8f1fc3d8918b272ac3c477983f27a
- github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/fc9b11ff49cbc82e6f917d07a61517a2b5f3145f
- github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/e37df2a6a71d6538698e2d3188a7c345b827640b
- github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/cbaecf9f16da611a646d507c1cbca265c588fc56
- github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/ea70712d1a8508e14e9677d44f838dab04dc0286
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/11/8
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/11/13
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- python3.11 No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- python3.13 No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- python3.13 Fixed in 3.13.14-1
- python3.14 Fixed in 3.14.6-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- python3.10 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- python3.12 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- python3.13 No fix yet
- python3.14 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- python3.14 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- python2.7 No fix yet
- python3.4 No fix yet
- python3.5 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- python2.7 No fix yet
- python3.5 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- python2.7 No fix yet
- python3.6 No fix yet
- python3.7 No fix yet
- python3.8 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS
- python2.7 No fix yet
- python3.8 No fix yet
- python3.9 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS
- python2.7 No fix yet
- python3.11 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.