CVE-2026-77401

Zope AccessControl: Information disclosure through Python string `format` and `format_map` functions

Published Sep 16, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Zope AccessControl provides a general security framework for use in Zope. Prior to 7.4, applications that allow untrusted users to create and execute AccessControl-controlled Python code do not safely guard str.format and str.format_map when those methods are reached through a str subclass. In both ImplPython.py and cAccessControl.c, Python formatting can recursively access attributes and subscriptions using unrestricted getattr and getitem behavior instead of the policy-restricted getattr and getitem operations. A controlled format string can therefore disclose objects reachable from values available to the formatting operation. This issue is fixed in version 7.4.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-pq59-9fq7-m886 Zope AccessControl vulnerable to information disclosure through Python string `format` and `format_map` functions
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Zope
Zope accesscontrol
Vendors & Products Zope
Zope accesscontrol
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Description Zope AccessControl provides a general security framework for use in Zope. Prior to 7.4, applications that allow untrusted users to create and execute AccessControl-controlled Python code do not safely guard str.format and str.format_map when those methods are reached through a str subclass. In both ImplPython.py and cAccessControl.c, Python formatting can recursively access attributes and subscriptions using unrestricted getattr and getitem behavior instead of the policy-restricted getattr and getitem operations. A controlled format string can therefore disclose objects reachable from values available to the formatting operation. This issue is fixed in version 7.4.
Title Zope AccessControl: Information disclosure through Python string `format` and `format_map` functions
Weaknesses CWE-693
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2026, 6:35 PM
Reserved
Aug 20, 2026, 7:55 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 16, 2026, 3:17 PM
Modified
Sep 30, 2026, 5:43 PM