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CVE-2017-5992
Openpyxl 2.4.1 resolves external entities by default, which allows remote attackers to conduct XXE attacks via a crafted .xlsx document.
High8.2EPSS 1.4%
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- mitre
Description
Openpyxl 2.4.1 resolves external entities by default, which allows remote attackers to conduct XXE attacks via a crafted .xlsx document.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.2 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.4% · top 27% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.2.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPIopenpyxlGHSA-chqf-hx79-gxc6 (opens in a new tab)
References (4)
- https://bitbucket.org/openpyxl/openpyxl/issues/749 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=854442 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bitbucket.org/openpyxl/openpyxl/commits/3b4905f428e1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-chqf-hx79-gxc6 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .