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CVE-2026-3446

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Description

When calling base64.b64decode() or related functions the decoding process would stop after encountering the first padded quad regardless of whether there was more information to be processed. This can lead to data being accepted which may be processed differently by other implementations. Use "validate=True" to enable stricter processing of base64 data.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.0 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-10 19:16:26.220000
Last modified
2026-10-26 21:10:00.170000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-3446",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-04-10T19:16:26.220",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T21:10:00.170",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
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      "value": "When calling base64.b64decode() or related functions the decoding process would stop after encountering the first padded quad regardless of whether there was more information to be processed. This can lead to data being accepted which may be processed differently by other implementations. Use \"validate=True\" to enable stricter processing of base64 data."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Al llamar a base64.b64decode() o funciones relacionadas, el proceso de decodificación se detendría después de encontrar el primer cuádruple con relleno, independientemente de si había más información por procesar. Esto puede llevar a que se acepten datos que pueden ser procesados de manera diferente por otras implementaciones. Use “validate=True” para habilitar un procesamiento más estricto de los datos base64."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
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      "source": "[email protected]",
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          "product": "CPython",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "modules": [
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          "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
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  "references": [
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      "url": "https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/1f9958f909c1b41a4ffc0b613ef8ec8fa5e7c474",
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    },
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      "url": "https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/145267",
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