CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-7210

LOW
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

`xml.parsers.expat` and `xml.etree.ElementTree` use insufficient entropy for Expat hash-flooding protection, which allows a crafted XML document to trigger hash flooding.\r\n\r\nFully mitigating this vulnerability requires both updating libexpat to 2.8.0 or later and applying this patch.

How to fix

Remediation Available
Python 2Windows application
Affected:3.15.0Fixed in:3.15.0Python Software Foundation
Python 3.10Windows application
Affected:3.15.0Fixed in:3.15.0Python Software Foundation
Python 3.11Windows application
Affected:3.15.0Fixed in:3.15.0Python Software Foundation
Python 3.12Windows application
Affected:3.15.0Fixed in:3.15.0Python Software Foundation
Python 3.8Windows application
Affected:3.15.0Fixed in:3.15.0Python Software Foundation
Python 3.9Windows application
Affected:3.15.0Fixed in:3.15.0Python Software Foundation

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.79%probability of exploitation in 30 days
52ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 52% of all known CVEs.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-06-15.