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    CVE-2026-6879

    `Element.findall()` and fully-consumed `Element.iterfind()` exhibit `O(n^2)` time complexity when using XPath index predicates (e.g. `[1]`, `[last()]`, `[last()-N]`) on XML documents with many same-tag siblings. `Element.find()` is only affected when the first match is near the end  of the sibling list, such as with `[last()]` or `[last()-N]`;  `.//item[1]` short-circuits after the first match.

    Published:Jul 28, 2026
    Last Modified:Aug 11, 2026
    EPS:Jul 28, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.003
    CVSS Score:2.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Python
    Product
    Cpython
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Hummingbird

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