Advisory record · GHSA-m64x-33q8-m5h7

GitPython parse_actor_and_date() is vulnerable to quadratic backtracking on malformed identity lines

CVSS 8.7 HighEPSS 0.0034 · 27th percentile

Published by the GitHub Advisory Database at 27 Oct 2026, 15:26 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known.

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed in
gitpythonPyPI<3.2.03.2.0
Identifiers
GHSA-m64x-33q8-m5h7 · CVE-2026-110856
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-1333
Published
27 Oct 2026
Updated
27 Oct 2026

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

ScoreRatingCVSSVectorSource
8.7 High 4.0 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CNA (VulnCheck)
  • CISA KEV Not listed.
  • EPSS 0.0034, the 27th percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  1. 31 Oct 2026, 14:07 UTC First seen by agentprime
  2. 31 Oct 2026, 14:07 UTC Confirmed by OSV

Sources

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