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PYSEC-2026-87

Vulnerability from pysec - Published: 2026-04-24 17:16 - Updated: 2026-05-20 09:19
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lxml is a library for processing XML and HTML in the Python language. Prior to 6.1.0, using either of the two parsers in the default configuration (with resolve_entities=True) allows untrusted XML input to read local files. Setting the resolve_entities option explicitly to resolve_entities='internal' or resolve_entities=False disables the local file access. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.1.0.

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Impacted products
Name purl
lxml pkg:pypi/lxml
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        "name": "lxml",
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-41066",
    "GHSA-vfmq-68hx-4jfw"
  ],
  "details": "lxml is a library for processing XML and HTML in the Python language. Prior to 6.1.0, using either of the two parsers in the default configuration (with resolve_entities=True) allows untrusted XML input to read local files. Setting the resolve_entities option explicitly to resolve_entities=\u0027internal\u0027 or resolve_entities=False disables the local file access. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.1.0.",
  "id": "PYSEC-2026-87",
  "modified": "2026-05-20T09:19:06.179641Z",
  "published": "2026-04-24T17:16:20.933Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/lxml/lxml/security/advisories/GHSA-vfmq-68hx-4jfw"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/lxml/+bug/2146291"
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  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}



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