There's a flaw in Python 3's pydoc. A local or adjacent attacker who discovers or is able to convince another local or adjacent user to start a pydoc server could access the server and use it to disclose sensitive information belonging to the other user that they would not normally be able to access. The highest risk of this flaw is to data confidentiality. This flaw affects Python versions before 3.8.9, Python versions before 3.9.3 and Python versions before 3.10.0a7.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-2619-1 | python3.5 security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-3477-1 | python3.7 security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-3980-1 | python3.9 security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2021-26753 | There's a flaw in Python 3's pydoc. A local or adjacent attacker who discovers or is able to convince another local or adjacent user to start a pydoc server could access the server and use it to disclose sensitive information belonging to the other user that they would not normally be able to access. The highest risk of this flaw is to data confidentiality. This flaw affects Python versions before 3.8.9, Python versions before 3.9.3 and Python versions before 3.10.0a7. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5342-1 | Python vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5342-3 | Python vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6891-1 | Python vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2025-11-03T21:44:51.975Z
Reserved: 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2021-3426
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Status : Modified
Published: 2021-05-20T13:15:07.753
Modified: 2025-11-03T22:15:50.480
Link: CVE-2021-3426
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN