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Python CVE-2026-23490

HIGH
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770)
2026-01-16 security-advisories@github.com GHSA-63vm-454h-vhhq
7.5
CVSS 3.1
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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch released
Mar 30, 2026 - 23:01 nvd
Patch available
Analysis Generated
Mar 12, 2026 - 21:54 vuln.today
CVE Published
Jan 16, 2026 - 19:16 nvd
HIGH 7.5

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact
† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth
  • 147 pypi packages depend on pyasn1 (127 direct, 20 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 0.6.1.

DescriptionNVD

pyasn1 is a generic ASN.1 library for Python. Prior to 0.6.2, a Denial-of-Service issue has been found that leads to memory exhaustion from malformed RELATIVE-OID with excessive continuation octets. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.6.2.

AnalysisAI

pyasn1 is a generic ASN.1 library for Python. versions up to 0.6.2 is affected by allocation of resources without limits or throttling (CVSS 7.5).

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CVE-2026-23490 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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