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    CVE-2026-2297

    The import hook in CPython that handles legacy *.pyc files (SourcelessFileLoader) is incorrectly handled in FileLoader (a base class) and so does not use io.open_code() to read the .pyc files. sys.audit handlers for this audit event therefore do not fire.

    Published:Mar 4, 2026
    Last Modified:Aug 5, 2026
    EPS:Mar 4, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00202
    CVSS Score:3.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Python
    Product
    Cpython

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