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CVE-2026-44432 (High) detected in urllib3-2.6.3-py3-none-any.whl #76

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CVE-2026-44432 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - urllib3-2.6.3-py3-none-any.whl

HTTP library with thread-safe connection pooling, file post, and more.

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/39/08/aaaad47bc4e9dc8c725e68f9d04865dbcb2052843ff09c97b08904852d84/urllib3-2.6.3-py3-none-any.whl

Path to dependency file: /src/sitemap_warmup/requirements.txt

Path to vulnerable library: /tmp/ws-ua_20260505013010_YXFAAC/python_FGAXKO/202605050130121/env/lib/python3.10/site-packages/urllib3-2.6.3.dist-info

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • requests-2.33.1-py3-none-any.whl (Root Library)
    • urllib3-2.6.3-py3-none-any.whl (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

urllib3 is an HTTP client library for Python. From 2.6.0 to before 2.7.0, urllib3 could decompress the whole response instead of the requested portion (1) during the second HTTPResponse.read(amt=N) call when the response was decompressed using the official Brotli library or (2) when HTTPResponse.drain_conn() was called after the response had been read and decompressed partially (compression algorithm did not matter here). These issues could cause urllib3 to fully decode a small amount of highly compressed data in a single operation. This could result in excessive resource consumption (high CPU usage and massive memory allocation for the decompressed data) on the client side. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.7.0.

Publish Date: 2026-05-13

URL: CVE-2026-44432

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.6)

Base Score Metrics:

  • Exploitability Metrics:
    • Attack Vector: Network
    • Attack Complexity: Low
    • Privileges Required: None
    • User Interaction: None
    • Scope: Changed
  • Impact Metrics:
    • Confidentiality Impact: None
    • Integrity Impact: None
    • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-mf9v-mfxr-j63j

Release Date: 2026-05-11

Fix Resolution (urllib3): 2.7.0

Direct dependency fix Resolution (requests): 2.34.0


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