Scapy before 2.8.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability in BER_num_dec() and BERcodec_OID.do_dec() that allows
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium : upgrade to 2.8.0 when convenient.
Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 13:33 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 6.9 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 5.3 |
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.8.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 13 Nov 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 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade scapy to 2.8.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| secdevscapy | Affected
| Fixed in
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PyPIscapypkg:pypi/scapyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
A fix is available in Scapy version 2.8.0 and later. Users should upgrade to version 2.8.0 or above to remediate this vulnerability. No other mitigation or workaround is indicated.
Description
Scapy versions before 2.8.0 have a denial of service vulnerability in the BER_num_dec() and BERcodec_OID.do_dec() functions. This flaw allows remote attackers to exhaust CPU resources by sending ASN.1/BER data with oversized OID arcs containing many base-128 continuation bytes. On Python 3.11 and later, this can also cause an uncaught ValueError crash.