Skip to main content

Boteraser | Website and Server Security Solutions

🛡️ CVE-2025-0938 — libpython

🟡 CVSS 5.0 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit NVD
5.0
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

URL parser allowed square brackets in domain names

The Python standard library functions urllib.parse.urlsplit and urlparse accepted domain names that included square brackets which isn't valid according to RFC 3986. Square brackets are only meant to be used as delimiters for specifying IPv6 and IPvFuture hosts in URLs. This could result in differential parsing across the Python URL parser and other specification-compliant URL parsers.

Affected software

CVE-2025-0938 is recorded against 4 packages.

  • libpython
  • python
  • python-min
  • unknown

Timeline and source

Published on 11 August 2025 and last revised on 6 November 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
mail.python.org (Web)
nvd.nist.gov (Web)
security.netapp.com (Web)
lists.debian.org (Web)

Other advisories for this package

libpython has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

CVE-2025-0938 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 5.0
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2025-08-11
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2025-11-06
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
libpython
python
python-min
unknown

References

Vulnerability Monitoring

Track new vulnerabilities in libpython

CVE-2025-0938 is rated CVSS 5.0 Medium. BotEraser monitors your WordPress installation and notifies you when software you use appears in our vulnerability database.

Set Up Free Alerts →

No credit card required  ·  Results in minutes

ⓘ Data Notice: The information presented above has been compiled from publicly available internet sources. Boteraser aggregates this data solely for informational purposes and does not independently classify, evaluate, or endorse any findings about the vulnerabilities listed. The accuracy and completeness of this information is the sole responsibility of the original publishers. Boteraser and its operators accept no liability for any decisions made based on this data.

Browse related advisories

All advisoriesCVECVE 2025