CVE-2026-3479

NONE0.0

pkgutil.get_data() does not enforce documented restrictions

Published Mar 18, 2026

Modified 1 weeks ago

Details

DISPUTED: The project has clarified that the documentation was incorrect, and that pkgutil.get_data() has the same security model as open(). The documentation has been updated to clarify this point. There is no vulnerability in the function if following the intended security model.

pkgutil.get_data() did not validate the resource argument as documented, allowing path traversals.

References

FIX

https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/5af6ce3e7b643a30a02d22245c1e3f4a8bc0a1fe

FIX

https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/bcdf231946b1da8bdfbab4c05539bb0cc964a1c7

FIX

https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/cf59bf76470f3d75ad47d80ffb8ce76b64b5e943

FIX

https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d786d59a8f7196bb630100a869f28ad13436b59c

WEB

https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/146121