Description
Zope AccessControl provides a general security framework for use in Zope. Prior to 7.4, applications that allow untrusted users to create and execute AccessControl-controlled Python code do not safely guard str.format and str.format_map when those methods are reached through a str subclass. In both ImplPython.py and cAccessControl.c, Python formatting can recursively access attributes and subscriptions using unrestricted getattr and getitem behavior instead of the policy-restricted getattr and getitem operations. A controlled format string can therefore disclose objects reachable from values available to the formatting operation. This issue is fixed in version 7.4.
Published: 2026-09-16
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-pq59-9fq7-m886 Zope AccessControl vulnerable to information disclosure through Python string `format` and `format_map` functions
History

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Zope
Zope accesscontrol
Vendors & Products Zope
Zope accesscontrol

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:45:00 +0000

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Description Zope AccessControl provides a general security framework for use in Zope. Prior to 7.4, applications that allow untrusted users to create and execute AccessControl-controlled Python code do not safely guard str.format and str.format_map when those methods are reached through a str subclass. In both ImplPython.py and cAccessControl.c, Python formatting can recursively access attributes and subscriptions using unrestricted getattr and getitem behavior instead of the policy-restricted getattr and getitem operations. A controlled format string can therefore disclose objects reachable from values available to the formatting operation. This issue is fixed in version 7.4.
Title Zope AccessControl: Information disclosure through Python string `format` and `format_map` functions
Weaknesses CWE-693
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Zope Accesscontrol
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-16T18:35:46.823Z

Reserved: 2026-08-20T19:55:27.023Z

Link: CVE-2026-77401

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-16T18:18:38.610Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-16T15:17:46.617

Modified: 2026-09-16T19:17:38.167

Link: CVE-2026-77401

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-16T17:00:08Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-693

    Protection Mechanism Failure