pkgutil.get_data() did not validate the resource argument as documented, allowing path traversals.
PUBLISHED5.2
pkgutil.get_data() does not enforce documented restrictions
Affected products
Python Software Foundation
CPython
< 3.15.0 - AFFECTED
References
github.com
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/146122
mail.python.org
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/WYLLVQOOCKGK73JM7Z7ZSNOJC4N7BAWY/
github.com
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/146121
JSON source
https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-3479Click to expand
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