CVE-2025-68480
Marshmallow is a lightweight library for converting complex objects to and from simple Python datatypes. In versions from 3.0.0rc1 to before 3.26.2 and from 4.0.0 to before 4.1.2, Schema.load(data, many=True) is vulnerable to denial of service attacks. A moderately sized request can consume a disproportionate amount of CPU time. This issue has been patched in version 3.26.2 and 4.1.2.
Published:Dec 22, 2025
Last Modified:Apr 15, 2026
EPS:Dec 22, 2025
EPSS Score:0.00058
CVSS Score:5.3
Affected Products
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Marshmallow Project
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Marshmallow
Marshmallow Project
Marshmallow
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