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🛡️ CVE-2026-26007 on PyPI (Root.io) — cryptography

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
8.0
CVSS Score
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Description

CVE-2026-26007 in cryptography - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2026-26007 in the cryptography package for Root:PyPI. Multiple fixed versions available.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-26007 as tracked by PyPI (Root.io), for the package cryptography. The fix is available in version 46.0.3+aikido.7; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2026-26007 is classified as CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. Data is trusted without confirming it really came from the claimed source and was not altered.

Affected software

ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2026-26007 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • cryptography (fixed in 46.0.3+aikido.7)
  • rootio-cryptography (fixed in 36.0.1+root.io.4)

Timeline and source

Published on 20 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

Other advisories for this package

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

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity) in other software:

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-08-20
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-20
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
cryptography — 46.0.3+aikido.7
rootio-cryptography — 36.0.1+root.io.4

References

N/A

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