py-xml XML External Entity Injection vulnerability
Date: 2023-06
Affected: pip/py-xml
Attack vector: rce
Category: vulnerability-disclosure
Severity: High
CVE: CVE-2020-26709
CWE: CWE-611
CVSS: 7.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

py-xml v1.0 was discovered to contain an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted XML file.


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