CVE-2026-59885
HIGHpyasn1: Quadratic complexity in OBJECT IDENTIFIER and RELATIVE-OID processing allows denial of service
Title source: cnaDescription
pyasn1 is a generic ASN.1 library for Python. Prior to 0.6.4, the BER, CER, and DER decoders process OBJECT IDENTIFIER and RELATIVE-OID values in quadratic time relative to the number of arcs, so a small crafted payload containing an OID with many arcs consumes excessive CPU per decode() call and can deny service to applications that decode untrusted ASN.1 data. The corresponding encoders have the same quadratic behavior when an application re-encodes previously decoded attacker-supplied values. This issue is fixed in version 0.6.4.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
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https://github.com/pyasn1/pyasn1/security/advisories/GHSA-8ppf-4f7h-5ppj
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https://github.com/pyasn1/pyasn1/commit/45bdb19eb7df4b3780fe9c912c63e99bffc39dd9
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https://github.com/pyasn1/pyasn1/releases/tag/v0.6.4
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0034
EPSS Percentile
26.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-400
CWE-407
Status
published
Products (2)
pyasn1/pyasn1
< 0.6.4 (2 CPE variants)
pypi/pyasn1
0 - 0.6.4PyPI
Published
Jul 14, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 14, 2026