Answer in brief
CVE-2026-2297 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.7) vulnerability in SourcelessFileLoader does not use io.open_code(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Python Software Foundation/CPython (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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Answer in brief
CVE-2026-2297 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.7) vulnerability in SourcelessFileLoader does not use io.open_code(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Python Software Foundation/CPython (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 5.7. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Python Software Foundation/CPython (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Python Software Foundation/CPythongeneric | >=0 <3.13.13 || >=3.14.0 <3.14.4 || >=3.15.0a1 <3.15.0a7 | 3.13.13, 3.14.4, 3.15.0a7 |
Published upstream
Mar 4, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
The import hook in CPython that handles legacy *.pyc files (SourcelessFileLoader) is incorrectly handled in FileLoader (a base class) and so does not use io.open_code() to read the .pyc files. sys.audit handlers for this audit event therefore do not fire.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
CVSS is 5.7. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Python Software Foundation/CPython (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Python Software Foundation/CPythongeneric | >=0 <3.13.13 || >=3.14.0 <3.14.4 || >=3.15.0a1 <3.15.0a7 | 3.13.13, 3.14.4, 3.15.0a7 |
Published upstream
Mar 4, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
The import hook in CPython that handles legacy *.pyc files (SourcelessFileLoader) is incorrectly handled in FileLoader (a base class) and so does not use io.open_code() to read the .pyc files. sys.audit handlers for this audit event therefore do not fire.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.