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CVE-2026-17084

Published Aug 18, 2026 CWE-436 EPSS 0.48% (40th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2026-17084 is a known-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 18, 2026.

Technical Description

The "stringprep" module didn't process characters from RFC 3454 tables

B.2 or B.3 correctly: the latest Unicode codepoint attributes were used

instead of the specified Unicode 3.2.0. This behavior would cause

mismatches when processing domain names using IDNA 2003 (the "idna"

codec) and the in_table_b2() function of the "stringprep" module. This

only affects domain names containing characters that were not previously

registered or had their Unicode attributes such as case-folding

behavior updated since Unicode 3.2.0.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHub github.com/python/cpython/commit/5181304bcec9cfc3c15311741c9154cdff2e3fd7 GitHub github.com/python/cpython/commit/7e109d084d55e7eb25837a5f3b47ef9beee547bc GitHub github.com/python/cpython/issues/155292 GitHub github.com/python/cpython/pull/155293 Ref mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/EUHHTC6EV7HCLSUHP25C5VHSV4V2MUZN/ Ref www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/18/2

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-17084?

CVE-2026-17084 is a known-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 18, 2026.

How severe is CVE-2026-17084?

CVSS score information is not yet available for this vulnerability. Check back as the CVE record is updated by NVD analysts.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-17084?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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