PT-2026-4500
CVE-2026-1299
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Published
2026-01-01
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Updated
2026-09-17
Description by
CVSS 2.0
7.5
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:C/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Python email module (affected versions not specified)
Description
The
BytesGenerator class within the email module did not correctly quote newlines for email headers during email message serialization. This flaw allows for header injection when an email is serialized, specifically when using "LiteralHeader" writing headers that do not adhere to email folding rules. The updated behavior rejects incorrectly folded headers in BytesGenerator.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploitability
Exploit
Impacts
Vendors
Affected products
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