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CVE-2026-11940VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: python3.12 security update

Affects Red Hat python3.12Source GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-11940· High 7.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in Red Hat package updates : patch Red Hat CPython soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 00:44 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.15.0b4, 3.14.7, 3.13.15 +3
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Jun 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Python Software FoundationCPythonAffected
  • >=3.15.0a1 <3.15.0b4
Fixed in
  • 3.15.0b4
Python Software FoundationCPythonAffected
  • >=3.14.0 <3.14.7
Fixed in
  • 3.14.7
Python Software FoundationCPythonAffected
  • >=3.13.0 <3.13.15
Fixed in
  • 3.13.15
Python Software FoundationCPythonAffected
  • >=3.12.0 <3.12.14
Fixed in
  • 3.12.14
Python Software FoundationCPythonAffected
  • >=3.11.0 <3.11.16
Fixed in
  • 3.11.16
Python Software FoundationCPythonAffected
  • <3.10.21
Fixed in
  • 3.10.21

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AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated python3.12 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 and related distributions that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the official security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:62809 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying this update remediates the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.

Description

A security vulnerability (CVE-2026-11940) in CPython's tarfile module allows a tarfile extraction filter bypass that can enable escaping the intended destination directory. This issue affects Python 3.12 packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 and related distributions. Red Hat has issued an important security update to address this flaw.

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