{"cve":"CVE-2024-8088","nvd":{"published":"2024-08-22T19:15:09.720","modified":"2026-06-17T08:21:50.750","status":"Deferred","description":"There is a HIGH severity vulnerability affecting the CPython \"zipfile\"\nmodule affecting \"zipfile.Path\". Note that the more common API \"zipfile.ZipFile\" class is unaffected.\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen iterating over names of entries in a zip archive (for example, methods\nof \"zipfile.Path\" like \"namelist()\", \"iterdir()\", etc)\nthe process can be put into an infinite loop with a maliciously crafted\nzip archive. This defect applies when reading only metadata or extracting\nthe contents of the zip archive. Programs that are not handling\nuser-controlled zip archives are not affected.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:N/AU:N/R:U/RE:L","score":8.7},"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-835"],"references":["https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/0aa1ee22ab6e204e9d3d0e9dd63ea648ed691ef1","https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/2231286d78d328c2f575e0b05b16fe447d1656d6","https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/795f2597a4be988e2bb19b69ff9958e981cb894e","https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/7bc367e464ce50b956dd232c1dfa1cad4e7fb814","https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/7e8883a3f04d308302361aeffc73e0e9837f19d4"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:54:16.205165117+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-8088","score":0.01275,"percentile":0.69927,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"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."]}