{"cve":"CVE-2026-3479","nvd":{"published":"2026-03-18T19:16:06.810","modified":"2026-06-17T10:43:39.067","status":"Awaiting Analysis","description":"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.\n\npkgutil.get_data() did not validate the resource argument as documented, allowing path traversals.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"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","score":0.0},"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/5af6ce3e7b643a30a02d22245c1e3f4a8bc0a1fe","https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/bcdf231946b1da8bdfbab4c05539bb0cc964a1c7","https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/cf59bf76470f3d75ad47d80ffb8ce76b64b5e943","https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d786d59a8f7196bb630100a869f28ad13436b59c","https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/146121"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:26:19.218427112+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-3479","score":0.00248,"percentile":0.16113,"date":"2026-10-31"},"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."]}