CVE-2026-77401

Zope AccessControl: Information disclosure through Python string `format` and `format_map` functions

State
Published
Severity
6.8 Medium
Published
Sep 16, 2026
Updated
Sep 16, 2026
Reserved
Aug 20, 2026

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Description

Zope AccessControl provides a general security framework for use in Zope. Prior to 7.4, applications that allow untrusted users to create and execute AccessControl-controlled Python code do not safely guard str.format and str.format_map when those methods are reached through a str subclass. In both ImplPython.py and cAccessControl.c, Python formatting can recursively access attributes and subscriptions using unrestricted getattr and getitem behavior instead of the policy-restricted getattr and getitem operations. A controlled format string can therefore disclose objects reachable from values available to the formatting operation. This issue is fixed in version 7.4.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.16.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure

Affected Products

ProductVersions
AccessControlzopefoundation
  • < 7.4Affected

References

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