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CVE-2026-11972

CVE detail

CVE-2026-11972

When using the "tarfile" module with a file opened in "streaming mode" (mode="r|") the tarfile module did not properly handle EOF, making archive parsing take exponentially longer.

CVSS 8.2 · HighBuzz score 39.0

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 39.0

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 24.0 · diversity 15.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0

Mention score

24.0

10 evidence mentions in the snapshot

Diversity score

15.0

3 sources across 3 categories

KEV score

0.0

No KEV entry observed

OTX score

0.0

0 OTX pulses

PoC score

0.0

0 repos · best confidence N/A

Best PoC traction

Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions: 0; within the 30d window
Peak daily: 0; highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first

10 source links · newest first

CVE-2026-11972 tarfile opened in streaming mode mishandles EOFMicrosoft MSRC
Information published.
vendormsrc.microsoft.comJun 28, 2026, 9:05 AM
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/AXPSKKTSRKXTTJULW3XSIC74WZNAAPPB/mail.python.org
No excerpt available.
Vendor Advisorymail.python.orgJun 23, 2026, 11:16 PM
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/151982github.com
No excerpt available.
Exploitgithub.comJun 23, 2026, 11:16 PM
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/151981github.com
No excerpt available.
Exploitgithub.comJun 23, 2026, 11:16 PM
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/f50bf13566189c8d0ce5a814f33eff3d89951896github.com
No excerpt available.
Exploitgithub.comJun 23, 2026, 11:16 PM
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/eb63c0f94dfcbea7fda8eab6213818e134d67192github.com
No excerpt available.
Exploitgithub.comJun 23, 2026, 11:16 PM
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/e86666c9dd256d52d0fbef6feb1ea4a51768fdecgithub.com
No excerpt available.
Exploitgithub.comJun 23, 2026, 11:16 PM
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/7f0dc59c9a70f8f3b4da33d7c4a2ba552a7acc21github.com
No excerpt available.
Exploitgithub.comJun 23, 2026, 11:16 PM
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4ce6bf7c8aa7725828a38981c306f214c1f29365github.com
No excerpt available.
Exploitgithub.comJun 23, 2026, 11:16 PM
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/3f031d431f80668e14f3bc066bbf4369cd9281b9github.com
No excerpt available.
Exploitgithub.comJun 23, 2026, 11:16 PM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars

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External lookup

Potential internet exposure

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Metadata

Canonical fields

NVD status

Awaiting Analysis

Published

Jun 23, 2026

Modified

Jul 23, 2026

Official record

Authoritative NVD record

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/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

CWE IDs

Vendor classifications

Unavailable

How this vector reads

CVSS 4.0 base metrics decoded below. This explanation does not recalculate or change the NVD score.

Attack Vector (AV): Network. The vulnerable system can be reached across network boundaries.
Attack Complexity (AC): Low. No special conditions beyond the attacker-controlled steps are required.
Attack Requirements (AT): Present. A prerequisite deployment or execution condition must be present.
Privileges Required (PR): None. The attacker needs no privileges on the vulnerable system.
User Interaction (UI): None. Exploitation does not require a targeted user to act.
Vulnerable System Confidentiality (VC): None. There is no direct impact to this security property.
Vulnerable System Integrity (VI): None. There is no direct impact to this security property.
Vulnerable System Availability (VA): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.
Subsequent System Confidentiality (SC): None. There is no direct impact to this security property.
Subsequent System Integrity (SI): None. There is no direct impact to this security property.
Subsequent System Availability (SA): None. There is no direct impact to this security property.

Optional CVSS v4 metrics remain in the raw vector; only base metrics are expanded here.

Signals

Exploitation indicators

0 stored signals · no KEV · 0 OTX pulses