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CVE-2024-7592VulnerabilityPublished Updated

SUSE · security update for python3.11

Affects SUSESource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2024-7592· High 7.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High · patch available : patch SUSE soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC

CVSS base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 83% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 19 Aug 2024

  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
GitHubpython/cpythonpkg:github/python/cpythonOther threatsAffected
  • =0
  • =3.9.0
  • =3.10.0
  • =3.11.0
  • =3.12.0
  • =3.13.0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

A patch is available and should be applied to affected Python versions to remediate this vulnerability. Red Hat has provided updated packages for their supported distributions. Users should follow the vendor's guidance and apply the official updates as described in the Red Hat advisory. No additional mitigation actions are required beyond applying the patch.

Description

CVE-2024-7592 is a vulnerability in the Python standard library module http.cookies that causes excessive CPU resource consumption due to quadratic complexity when parsing cookies containing backslashes in quoted characters. This issue affects multiple Python versions prior to fixed releases. Red Hat has issued security advisories rating the impact as low and providing patches for affected Python packages. No known exploits are reported in the wild. A patch is available to address this vulnerability.

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