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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD2.4 Low

CVE-2026-18503

Super-linear CPU usage for unbounded input to csv.Sniffer.sniff()

Description

Attacker-controlled CSV samples can trigger super-linear regular-expression work during dialect sniffing and consume significant CPU when applications pass unbounded input to csv.Sniffer.sniff().

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Python Software Foundation CPython

Default version status: unaffected

  • 0 to < 3.10.21affected
  • 3.11.0 to < 3.11.16affected
  • 3.12.0 to < 3.12.14affected
  • 3.13.0 to < 3.13.15affected
  • 3.14.0 to < 3.14.7affected
  • 3.15.0a1 to < 3.15.0rc1affected
  • 3.16.0a1 to < 3.16.0affected

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