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CVE-2026-59980VulnerabilityPublished Updated

SUSE · Security update for python-hpack

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-59980· Medium 6.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.3 Medium : upgrade SUSE hpack to 4.2.0 when convenient.

Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 20:48 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 4.2.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Sep 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 10 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade hpack to 4.2.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
python-hyperhpackAffected
  • <4.2.0
Fixed in
  • 4.2.0
PyPIhpackpkg:pypi/hpackOther threatsAffected
  • <4.2.0
Fixed in
  • 4.2.0

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AI-suggested

Apply the security update provided by the SUSE Product Security Team for python-hpack to remediate this vulnerability. Since a fix is available, updating to the patched version is the recommended mitigation.

Description

A security update for python-hpack addresses CVE-2026-59980, which involves unbounded variable integer decoding that can cause run-away computation on malformed input, resulting in quadratic runtime.

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