CVE-2026-3479 (GCVE-0-2026-3479)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-18 18:13 – Updated: 2026-04-07 22:01 Disputed
VLAI
Title
pkgutil.get_data() does not enforce documented restrictions
Summary
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.
Severity
0 (None)
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-03-18 18:50 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Python Software Foundation CPython Affected: 0 , < 3.13.13 (python)
Affected: 3.14.0 , < 3.14.4 (python)
Affected: 3.15.0a1 , < 3.15.0a8 (python)
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