CVE-2026-71491
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Description
sqlparse is a non-validating SQL parser module for Python. Prior to 0.6.0, group_comments in sqlparse/engine/grouping.py repeatedly rescans comment-only statements before the MAX_GROUPING_TOKENS guard, causing quadratic CPU consumption through sqlparse.parse() and sqlparse.format(sql, strip_comments=True). This issue is fixed in version 0.6.0.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.7
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-17 18:18:12.120000
Last modified
2026-10-23 16:10:00.313000
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"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-08-17T18:18:12.120",
"lastModified": "2026-10-23T16:10:00.313",
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