{"cve":"CVE-2025-68463","nvd":{"published":"2025-12-18T06:15:50.177","modified":"2026-10-13T11:10:00.203","status":"Deferred","description":"Bio.Entrez in Biopython through 186 allows doctype XXE.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L","score":4.9},"cwes":["CWE-611"],"references":["https://github.com/biopython/biopython/blob/master/NEWS.rst","https://github.com/biopython/biopython/commit/736c96f37b190732ecca9da80ad0cb9d4967214d","https://github.com/biopython/biopython/issues/5109","https://pypi.org/project/biopython/1.87/","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/08/16"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:17:07.138532058+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-68463","score":0.00316,"percentile":0.2426,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-x3vf-39hj-gxr4","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-x3vf-39hj-gxr4","summary":"Biopython is vulnerable to doctype XML external entity (XXE) injection through Bio.Entrez","modified":"2026-07-07T17:56:50.047071590Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"biopython","purl":"pkg:pypi/biopython","ranges":["<=1.86"],"fixed":[]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2026-1221","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-1221","summary":"Biopython is vulnerable to doctype XML external entity (XXE) injection through Bio.Entrez","modified":"2026-07-07T17:47:32.617031538Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"biopython","purl":"pkg:pypi/biopython","ranges":["<1.87"],"fixed":["1.87"]}]}],"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."]}