CVE-2026-6879
EUVD-2026-4985028.07.2026, 15:17
`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.Enginsight
Early Detection
Affected products identified ahead of NVD analysis through intelligence sources.
| Vendor | Product | Version | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| python | cpython | 𝑥 < 3.15.0 | CNA |