pyasn1 is a generic ASN.1 library for Python. Prior to 0.6.3, the `pyasn1` library is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack caused by uncontrolled recursion when decoding ASN.1 data with deeply nested structures. An attacker can supply a crafted payload containing thousands of nested `SEQUENCE` (`0x30`) or `SET` (`0x31`) tags with "Indefinite Length" (`0x80`) markers. This forces the decoder to recursively call itself until the Python interpreter crashes with a `RecursionError` or consumes all available memory (OOM), crashing the host application. This is a distinct vulnerability from CVE-2026-23490 (which addressed integer overflows in OID decoding). The fix for CVE-2026-23490 (`MAX_OID_ARC_CONTINUATION_OCTETS`) does not mitigate this recursion issue. Version 0.6.3 fixes this specific issue.
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:pyasn1:pyasn1:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/pyasn1/pyasn1/commit/25ad481c19fdb006e20485ef3fc2e5b3eff30ef0 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/pyasn1/pyasn1/security/advisories/GHSA-jr27-m4p2-rc6r - Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
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Information
Published : 2026-03-18 04:17
Updated : 2026-03-21 01:17
NVD link : CVE-2026-30922
Mitre link : CVE-2026-30922
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-30922
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Products Affected
pyasn1
- pyasn1
CWE
CWE-674
Uncontrolled Recursion
