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pkgutil.get_data() does not enforce documented restrictions
Type: advisorySources: OSV
DISPUTED: The project has clarified that the documentation was incorrect, and that pkgutil.get_data() has the same security model as open(). The documentation has been updated to clarify this point. There is no vulnerability in the function if following the intended security model. pkgutil.get_data() did not validate the resource argument as documented, allowing path traversals.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-3479
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 5 Nov 2026, 06:06 UTC · Revision 1
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pkgutil.get_data() does not enforce documented restrictions
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 18 Mar 2026, 18:13 UTC
DISPUTED: The project has clarified that the documentation was incorrect, and that pkgutil.get_data() has the same security model as open(). The documentation has been updated to clarify this point. There is no vulnerability in the function if following the intended security model. pkgutil.get_data() did not validate the resource argument as documented, allowing path traversals.
osv:CVE-2026-3479
Complete source record
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