Low
Quadratic complexity in os.path.expandvars() with user-controlled template
Type: advisorySources: OSV
If the value passed to os.path.expandvars() is user-controlled a performance degradation is possible when expanding environment variables.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2025-6075
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 6 Nov 2026, 09:03 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Quadratic complexity in os.path.expandvars() with user-controlled template
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 31 Oct 2025, 16:41 UTC
If the value passed to os.path.expandvars() is user-controlled a performance degradation is possible when expanding environment variables.
osv:CVE-2025-6075
Complete source record
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