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CVE-2026-10705: dask · Resource Consumption

Affects daskSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 2.3 Low.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:08 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
2.3Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 21% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 3 Jun 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
daskAffected
  • =3.0
Fixed in–
PyPIdaskpkg:pypi/daskOther threatsAffected
  • =3.0
Fixed in–

CPE configurations (1)

  • cpe:2.3:a:dask:dask:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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AI-suggested

Since a pull request to fix the issue is pending acceptance, users should monitor official dask repositories and advisories for updates. Until a fix is released, consider limiting exposure of affected dask services to untrusted networks if feasible.

Description

A flaw has been found in dask up to 3.0. Affected by this issue is the function nunique_approx of the file dask/dataframe/hyperloglog.py of the component HLL Handler. This manipulation causes resource consumption. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. A high degree of complexity is needed for the attack. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.

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