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CVE-2026-32274

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2026-32274 is a path traversal vulnerability affecting the Python code formatter Black, specifically versions prior to 26.3.1. It allows an attacker to write cache files to arbitrary file system locations by injecting unsanitized input into the --python-cell-magics option. Rated High with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can be exploited remotely without authentication or user interaction, leading to a high integrity impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there public exploit modules available. Despite some community discussion and limited media coverage, its very low EPSS score suggests a minimal likelihood of exploitation in the wild.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 26.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:python:black:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 4.0

8.7HIGH

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
VS Confidentiality
NONE
VS Integrity
HIGH
VS Availability
NONE
SS Confidentiality
NONE
SS Integrity
NONE
SS Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
NOT_DEFINED
CvssVersion
4.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.60%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
45.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0060 is in the 22nd percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: blackFixed in: 26.3.1

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-3936-cmfr-pm3mhigh

Black: Arbitrary file writes from unsanitized user input in cache file name

Mar 12, 2026

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2026:10184
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2026:13545
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2026:13553
access.redhat.com / security/cve/CVE-2026-32274
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
security.access.redhat.com / data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-32274.json
github.com / psf/black/commit/4937fe6cf241139ddbfc16b0bdbb5b422798909d
Patch
github.com / psf/black/pull/5038
Issue TrackingPatch
github.com / psf/black/releases/tag/26.3.1
Release Notes
github.com / psf/black/security/advisories/GHSA-3936-cmfr-pm3m
Vendor Advisory