CVE-2026-112300: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in DiffSK configobj
Description
A vulnerability was identified in DiffSK configobj up to 5.0.9. Affected by this vulnerability is the function _sectionmarker of the file configobj/__init__.py. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
CVSS v4.0
Score 6.9medium
Affected software
DiffSK
configobj
cpe:2.3:a:diffsk:configobj:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-19T14:04:49.020Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ad682502cdf04f6568c0eb7
Added to database: 10/19/2026, 20:49:20 UTC
Last updated: 10/19/2026, 20:49:20 UTC
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