Red Hat Security Advisory: python-urllib3 security update
Affects Red Hat python-urllib3Source GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 00:44 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated python-urllib3 packages (version 1.26.5-5.el9_4.4) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions and Extended Life Cycle versions. Users should apply these official updates to remediate the vulnerabilities. Refer to Red Hat article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for update instructions. No additional mitigation actions are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Description
Red Hat issued a security advisory for python-urllib3 addressing two vulnerabilities: a denial of service caused by excessive HTTP response decompression (CVE-2026-44432) and information disclosure via cross-origin redirects forwarding sensitive headers (CVE-2026-44431). These issues affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions and Extended Life Cycle versions. The advisory rates the impact as Important and provides updated packages to remediate the vulnerabilities.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60371 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2477154 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2477167 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_60371.json (opens in a new tab)