CVE-2024-8088 HIGH

CVE-2024-8088: Infinite loop when iterating over zip archive entry names from zipfile.Path

Vendor Python Software Foundation
Product CPython
Weakness CWE-835
Published August 22, 2024
Last update November 3, 2025
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CVSS base score

8.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:N/AU:N/R:U/RE:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

There is a HIGH severity vulnerability affecting the CPython "zipfile" module affecting "zipfile.Path". Note that the more common API "zipfile.ZipFile" class is unaffected. When iterating over names of entries in a zip archive (for example, methods of "zipfile.Path" like "namelist()", "iterdir()", etc) the process can be put into an infinite loop with a maliciously crafted zip archive. This defect applies when reading only metadata or extracting the contents of the zip archive. Programs that are not handling user-controlled zip archives are not affected.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 22, 2024 CVE published
November 3, 2025 Record updated