SUSE · Security update for python-urllib3
Affects SUSESource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 02:29 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 29 Jan 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 3 Nov 2026.
Description
This update for python-urllib3 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2025-66471: Fixed excessive resource consumption via decompression of highly compressed data in Streaming API (bsc#1254867) - CVE-2025-66418: Fixed resource exhaustion via unbounded number of links in the decompression chain (bsc#1254866)
References
- suse.com/support/security/rating/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2026_20127-1.json (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1254866 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1254867 (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-66418/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-66471/ (opens in a new tab)