Red Hat Security Advisory: python3.12 security update
Affects Red Hat python3.12Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 18:06 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 7 Oct 2025
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 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an official security update for python3.12 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 to address this vulnerability. Users should apply the update as detailed in the Red Hat advisory (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Description
A moderate severity security vulnerability (CVE-2025-8291) was identified in Python's zipfile module where the End of Central Directory (EOCD) Locator record offset was not properly checked. This flaw affects the python3.12 package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related distributions. Red Hat has issued a security update to address this issue.