If the value passed to os.path.expandvars() is user-controlled a
performance degradation is possible when expanding environment
variables.
If the value passed to os.path.expandvars() is user-controlled a
performance degradation is possible when expanding environment
variables.
< 3.15.0 - AFFECTED
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/136065
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/IUP5QJ6D4KK6ULHOMPC7DPNKRYQTQNLA/
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/2e6150adccaaf5bd95d4c19dfd04a36e0b325d8c
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/631ba3407e3348ccd56ce5160c4fb2c5dc5f4d84
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/892747b4cf0f95ba8beb51c0d0658bfaa381ebca
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/9ab89c026aa9611c4b0b67c288b8303a480fe742
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/c8a5f3435c342964e0a432cc9fb448b7dbecd1ba
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/f029e8db626ddc6e3a3beea4eff511a71aaceb5c
If the value passed to os.path.expandvars() is user-controlled a performance degradation is...
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vc2m-m665-8xm2If the value passed to os.path.expandvars() is user-controlled a performance degradation is possible when expanding environment variables.
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6075
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/136065
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/2e6150adccaaf5bd95d4c19dfd04a36e0b325d8c
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/631ba3407e3348ccd56ce5160c4fb2c5dc5f4d84
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/892747b4cf0f95ba8beb51c0d0658bfaa381ebca
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/9ab89c026aa9611c4b0b67c288b8303a480fe742
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/c8a5f3435c342964e0a432cc9fb448b7dbecd1ba
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/f029e8db626ddc6e3a3beea4eff511a71aaceb5c
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/IUP5QJ6D4KK6ULHOMPC7DPNKRYQTQNLA
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vc2m-m665-8xm2
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