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CVE-2026-17084VulnerabilityPublished Updated

The "stringprep" module didn't process characters from RFC 3454 tables B.2 or B.3 correctly: the latest Unicode

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-17084· Medium 6.0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.0 Medium · fixed in 3.15.0rc2 : update CPython when convenient.

Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 16:36 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.0Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (PSF)CVSS 4.06.0
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.15.0rc2, 3.14.8, 3.13.16 +3
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 Aug 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 to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Python Software FoundationCPythonAffected
  • >=3.15.0a1 <3.15.0rc2
Fixed in
  • 3.15.0rc2
Python Software FoundationCPythonAffected
  • >=3.14.0 <3.14.8
Fixed in
  • 3.14.8
Python Software FoundationCPythonAffected
  • >=3.13.0 <3.13.16
Fixed in
  • 3.13.16
Python Software FoundationCPythonAffected
  • >=3.12.0 <3.12.15
Fixed in
  • 3.12.15
Python Software FoundationCPythonAffected
  • >=3.11.0 <3.11.17
Fixed in
  • 3.11.17
Python Software FoundationCPythonAffected
  • <3.10.22
Fixed in
  • 3.10.22

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Description

The "stringprep" module didn't process characters from RFC 3454 tables B.2 or B.3 correctly: the latest Unicode codepoint attributes were used instead of the specified Unicode 3.2.0. This behavior would cause mismatches when processing domain names using IDNA 2003 (the "idna" codec) and the in_table_b2() function of the "stringprep" module. This only affects domain names containing characters that were not previously registered or had their Unicode attributes such as case-folding behavior updated since Unicode 3.2.0.

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