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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-48565

An XML External Entity (XXE) issue was discovered in Python through 3.9.1.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 5.07%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.07%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An XML External Entity (XXE) issue was discovered in Python through 3.9.1. The plistlib module no longer accepts entity declarations in XML plist files to avoid XML vulnerabilities.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
5.07% probability · 92th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-611
Affected
python/python · debian/debian linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.