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CVE-2026-3479 DISPUTED: The project has clarified that the documentation was incorrect, and that pkgutil.get_data() has the same…

Description

DISPUTED: The project has clarified that the documentation was incorrect, and that pkgutil.get_data() has the same security model as open(). The documentation has been updated to clarify this point. There is no vulnerability in the function if following the intended security model. pkgutil.get_data() did not validate the resource argument as documented, allowing path traversals.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
CPython 3.15 3.15.0a1 → < 3.15.0a8 3.15.0a8
CPython 3.14 3.14.0 → < 3.14.4 3.14.4
CPython 3.13 earliest → < 3.13.13 3.13.13
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