Skip to main content

Boteraser | Website and Server Security Solutions

🛡️ CVE-2026-2297 on Debian — pypy3

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

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.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-2297 as tracked by Debian, for the package pypy3. The fix is available in version 7.3.22+dfsg-1; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity high, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

  • Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Attack requirements: Present — the target has to be in a particular state for the attack to work.
  • Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Confidentiality impact: None.
  • Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Availability impact: None.

Affected software

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-2297 is recorded against 5 packages.

  • pypy3 (fixed in 7.3.22+dfsg-1)
  • python3.11 (fixed in 3.11.2-6+deb12u8)
  • python3.13 (fixed in 3.13.14-1)
  • python3.14 (fixed in 3.14.3-4)
  • python3.9 (fixed in 3.9.2-1+deb11u7)

Timeline and source

Published on 4 March 2026 and last revised on 13 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

Other advisories for this package

pypy3 has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

CVE-2026-2297 on other distributions

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

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-03-04
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-13
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
pypy3 — 7.3.22+dfsg-1
python3.11 — 3.11.2-6+deb12u8
python3.13 — 3.13.14-1
python3.14 — 3.14.3-4
python3.9 — 3.9.2-1+deb11u7

Vulnerability Monitoring

Track new vulnerabilities in pypy3

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-2297 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 advisoriesDebianDebian 2026
✓