Search/CVE-2026-7210
● CVE — High

CVE-2026-7210

VendorpythonProductpythonDiscoveredMay 11, 2026UpdatedOct 26, 2026

xml.parsers.expat and xml.etree.ElementTree use insufficient entropy for Expat hash-flooding protection, which allows a crafted XML document to trigger hash flooding.\r\n\r\nFully mitigating this vulnerability requires both updating libexpat to 2.8.0 or later and applying this patch.

CVSS v3.1
7.5 HIGH
EPSS
0.67%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 14, 2026 → Oct 22, 2026
▼ 0.14pp
0.81% → 0.67% over 4 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Connections
2 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
May 11, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Oct 26, 2026