CVE-2021-3426 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2021-3426

There's a flaw in Python 3's pydoc. A local or...

Vulnerability Description

There's a flaw in Python 3's pydoc. A local or adjacent attacker who discovers or is able to convince another local or adjacent user to start a pydoc server could access the server and use it to disclose sensitive information belonging to the other user that they would not normally be able to access. The highest risk of this flaw is to data confidentiality. This flaw affects Python versions before 3.8.9, Python versions before 3.9.3 and Python versions before 3.10.0a7.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

python
Vulnerable Versions:
python 3.8.9, python 3.9.3, python 3.10.0a7

Timeline

Official Publish: May 20th, 2021
Last Modified: December 18th, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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Weaknesses (CWE)