CVE-2026-44722
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
pyzipper is a replacement for Python's zipfile that can read and write AES encrypted zip files. Prior to 0.4.0, a Python operator precedence bug in pyzipper/zipfile_aes.py caused the AE-2 format to never be automatically selected during encryption, causing encrypted entries to be written in AE-1 format and exposing the plaintext CRC32 checksum in the ZIP header and, for unseekable zip archives, in the datadescripter section, allowing an attacker who possesses the archive to brute-force candidate plaintexts for small or low-entropy files by comparing CRC32 values. This issue is fixed in version 0.4.0.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.2
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-17 17:17:15.240000
Last modified
2026-10-24 20:10:00.137000
View original CVE JSON
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"id": "CVE-2026-44722",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-07-17T17:17:15.240",
"lastModified": "2026-10-24T20:10:00.137",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
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"lang": "en",
"value": "pyzipper is a replacement for Python's zipfile that can read and write AES encrypted zip files. Prior to 0.4.0, a Python operator precedence bug in pyzipper/zipfile_aes.py caused the AE-2 format to never be automatically selected during encryption, causing encrypted entries to be written in AE-1 format and exposing the plaintext CRC32 checksum in the ZIP header and, for unseekable zip archives, in the datadescripter section, allowing an attacker who possesses the archive to brute-force candidate plaintexts for small or low-entropy files by comparing CRC32 values. This issue is fixed in version 0.4.0."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "pyzipper es un reemplazo para el módulo zipfile de Python que puede leer y escribir archivos zip cifrados con AES. Antes de la versión 0.4.0, un error de precedencia de operadores de Python en pyzipper/zipfile_aes.py hizo que el formato AE-2 nunca se seleccionara automáticamente durante el cifrado, lo que provocó que las entradas cifradas se escribieran en formato AE-1 y exponiendo la suma de verificación CRC32 en texto plano en la cabecera ZIP y, para archivos zip no buscables, en la sección del descriptor de datos, permitiendo a un atacante que posee el archivo forzar por fuerza bruta posibles textos planos para archivos pequeños o de baja entropía comparando los valores CRC32. Este problema está corregido en la versión 0.4.0."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "danifus",
"product": "pyzipper",
"versions": [
{
"version": "< 0.4.0",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "3.1",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"baseScore": 6.2,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "NONE",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 2.5,
"impactScore": 3.6
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"options": [
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"exploitation": "none"
},
{
"automatable": "no"
},
{
"technicalImpact": "partial"
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],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"version": "2.0.3"
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},
"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-480"
}
]
}
],
"references": [
{
"url": "https://github.com/danifus/pyzipper/commit/93ce88e7dfd1635443197dab3fb8d477cff579ae",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/danifus/pyzipper/releases/tag/v0.4.0",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/danifus/pyzipper/security/advisories/GHSA-crqm-m339-7m2p",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}