Babel.Locale in Babel before 2.9.1 allows attackers to load arbitrary locale .dat files (containing serialized Python objects) via directory traversal, leading to code execution.
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This high-severity CVE scores 7.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 62% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
Babel.Locale in Babel before 2.9.1 allows attackers to load arbitrary locale .dat files (containing serialized Python objects) via directory traversal, leading to code execution.
October 20, 2021
November 21, 2024
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | python27:2.7-8050020210811095446.3e7ace8b | 2021-11-09 | redhat |
| redhat | python38-devel:3.8-8050020210811101222.e3d35cca | 2021-11-09 | redhat |
| redhat | babel-0:2.5.1-7.el8 | 2021-11-09 | redhat |
| redhat | python27-python-pygments-0:1.5-5.el7 | 2021-08-24 | redhat |
| redhat | rh-python38-python-urllib3-0:1.25.7-7.el7 | 2021-08-24 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| babel | 0.8 ... 2.9.0 (31 versions) | 2.9.1 | — |
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Babel.Locale in Babel before 2.9.1 allows attackers to load arbitrary locale .dat files (containing serialized Python objects) via directory traversal leading to code execution.
RHSA-2021:3252 — Moderate
RHSA-2021:3254 — Moderate
RHSA-2021:4151 — Moderate
RHSA-2021:4162 — Moderate
RHSA-2021:4201 — Moderate
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