CVE-2026-6879

`Element.findall()` and fully-consumed `Element.iterfind()` exhibit `O(n^2)` time complexity when using XPath index predicates (e.g. `[1]`, `[last()]`, `[last()-N]`) on XML documents with many same-tag siblings. `Element.find()` is only affected when the first match is near the end  of the sibling list, such as with `[last()]` or `[last()-N]`;  `.//item[1]` short-circuits after the first match.
CVSS

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Configurations

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History

11 Aug 2026, 01:17

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References
  • () https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/037965c00a427cba5c05447efadc67c51a492e85 -
  • () https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/0583f24ae678993e3f7939f51ad5bcae5ad9dc70 -

05 Aug 2026, 01:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/96510a3758f4a075f43223afdee3b6ee1a7a7f02 -

30 Jul 2026, 19:18

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/02c08e6b747ac43d0d866a4ffa916bedf3423f81 -
  • () https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/390337b8ba1658833fdef379e1739c9f9533a8db -
  • () https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/cb409342a19f25656f62e679f8bac265fe1442c3 -

28 Jul 2026, 16:20

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CWE CWE-407

28 Jul 2026, 15:17

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-07-28 15:17

Updated : 2026-08-11 01:17


NVD link : CVE-2026-6879

Mitre link : CVE-2026-6879

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-6879


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Products Affected

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CWE
CWE-407

Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity