CVE-2026-15310
What it is
When decompressing crafted zip files using the bzip/LZMA/Zstandard compressions, Python could use an attacker-controlled size to pre-allocate memory, possibly resulting in memory exhaustion.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 2.1 LOW (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
- Record status
- Awaiting Analysis
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 2.1
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2026-15310.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2026-15310. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/09a2e7e6678b4f65449e7ad8f112c48f944591e2
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/1b424c0178a01e155fd0267dc28a8fc1159b33a8
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/31980e84b9a708424a0a1dfecde3fc991e313f89
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/6257029de42ef89b67f3d20137de87d43e197530
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/9d167992b59cf5e23c66b9ed742b13f5925f7d70
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/c2bfbcdd1a11690507a10bc0998f95b8dc6b6fac
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/dcdd406ddbfc4cb29b24c3df17cbabe21d316ce1
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/e2311cfb3dd518f008f312fe0631f4f7490d237a
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/f507e6946a3194e83e1d7b8ee6e14567175e46de
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/f897dbf2f36a5935700b7c2d94d4681d2136b7d4
References
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/09a2e7e6678b4f65449e7ad8f112c48f944591e2
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/1b424c0178a01e155fd0267dc28a8fc1159b33a8
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/31980e84b9a708424a0a1dfecde3fc991e313f89
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/6257029de42ef89b67f3d20137de87d43e197530
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/9d167992b59cf5e23c66b9ed742b13f5925f7d70
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/c2bfbcdd1a11690507a10bc0998f95b8dc6b6fac
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/dcdd406ddbfc4cb29b24c3df17cbabe21d316ce1
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/e2311cfb3dd518f008f312fe0631f4f7490d237a
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/f507e6946a3194e83e1d7b8ee6e14567175e46de
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/f897dbf2f36a5935700b7c2d94d4681d2136b7d4
- https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/156002
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/156003
- https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/YUHXURX2WZGKGNA4ANYBQS2VZRYQ5JNK/