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🛡️ CVE-2026-34073 on PyPI (Root.io) — cryptography

🟢 CVSS 2.0 — Low ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
2.0
CVSS Score
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Description

CVE-2026-34073 in cryptography - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2026-34073 in the cryptography package for Root:PyPI. Multiple fixed versions available.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-34073 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. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity low, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: None.
  • Integrity impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
  • Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2026-34073 is classified as CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation. A TLS certificate is accepted without proper verification, so a man-in-the-middle can present their own.

Affected software

ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2026-34073 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-295: Improper Certificate Validation) in other software:

CVE-2026-34073 on other distributions

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

Details

Severity LOW
CVSS Score 2.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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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