{"cve":"CVE-2020-26705","nvd":{"published":"2021-10-31T20:15:07.840","modified":"2026-06-17T03:08:19.077","status":"Modified","description":"The parseXML function in Easy-XML 0.5.0 was discovered to have a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability which allows for an attacker to expose sensitive data or perform a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted external entity entered into the XML content as input.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H","score":9.1},"cwes":["CWE-611"],"references":["https://github.com/darkfoxprime/python-easy_xml/issues/1","https://github.com/darkfoxprime/python-easy_xml/issues/1"],"products":["easyxml_project:easyxml"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:24:39.218183596+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-26705","score":0.01332,"percentile":0.71123,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-v899-28g4-qmh8","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-v899-28g4-qmh8","summary":"XML External Entity vulnerability in Easy-XML","modified":"2025-02-21T05:41:32.012504Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"easy-xml","purl":"pkg:pypi/easy-xml","ranges":["<=0.5.0"],"fixed":[]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2021-388","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2021-388","summary":"","modified":"2025-10-09T07:55:32.484681Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"easy-xml","purl":"pkg:pypi/easy-xml","ranges":["all versions"],"fixed":[]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}