Attacker-controlled CSV samples can trigger super-linear regular-expression work during dialect sniffing and consume significant CPU when applications pass unbounded input to csv.Sniffer.sniff().

Metrics

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Python
  • Cpython

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References
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https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/063d4555c94ef412c731527dbf30193327f2ee82 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/476fb09cdb0d73e645849d98c610e7e5697ce7c9 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/89f29c760c02774b099ddd6863268eb13fa3946a cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b09a67a20c464f8288c9f9a6b9c7082a74560024 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b30c7fa9edd921a118f286e9f90f560777fa693b cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/fd78b565d7c326f96ae903ab945b47f35d829cf4 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/98820 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/153694 cve-icon cve-icon
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/KQ7NBMCPAZJHRROQXJQE4GMXGLD5KHBS/ cve-icon cve-icon
History

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First Time appeared Python
Python cpython
Vendors & Products Python
Python cpython

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description Attacker-controlled CSV samples can trigger super-linear regular-expression work during dialect sniffing and consume significant CPU when applications pass unbounded input to csv.Sniffer.sniff().
Title Super-linear CPU usage for unbounded input to csv.Sniffer.sniff()
Weaknesses CWE-1176
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 2.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: PSF

Published: 2026-08-10T13:45:31.618Z

Updated: 2026-08-13T00:28:22.443Z

Reserved: 2026-07-31T16:35:42.902Z

Link: CVE-2026-18503

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T17:56:23.854Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-10T14:17:21.560

Modified: 2026-08-13T01:16:52.260

Link: CVE-2026-18503

cve-icon Redhat

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