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CVE-2026-112300

A vulnerability was identified in DiffSK configobj up to 5.0.9

Risk score
41/100
CVSS
5.3 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.5%
Published
19 Oct 2026

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What to know

What it is
A vulnerability was identified in DiffSK configobj up to 5.0.9. Affected by this vulnerability is the function _sectionmarker of the file configobj/__init__.py. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The project was informed of the problem ea…
Affected
See advisory
Fix
Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Why it is Yellow

  • CVSS 5.3 medium

References

Original description

A vulnerability was identified in DiffSK configobj up to 5.0.9. Affected by this vulnerability is the function _sectionmarker of the file configobj/__init__.py. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Last activity 19 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.