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Python Software Foundation PythonThe expat and elementtree parsers use insufficient entropy for XML hash-flooding protection

Risk 29
Severity
6.3
AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

xml.parsers.expat and xml.etree.ElementTree use insufficient entropy for Expat hash-flooding protection, which allows a crafted XML document to trigger hash flooding.\r\n\r\nFully mitigating this vulnerability requires both updating libexpat to 2.8.0 or later and applying this patch.

First published (updated )
PSF-2026-23

Python Software Foundation PythonThe expat and elementtree parsers use insufficient entropy for XML hash-flooding protection

Risk 29
Severity
6.3
AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

xml.parsers.expat and xml.etree.ElementTree use insufficient entropy for Expat hash-flooding protection, which allows a crafted XML document to trigger hash flooding.\r\n\r\nFully mitigating this vulnerability requires both updating libexpat to 2.8.0 or later and applying this patch.

First published (updated )
BIT-python-min-2026-7210

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