GHSA-x3vf-39hj-gxr4
Biopython is vulnerable to doctype XML external entity (XXE) injection through Bio.Entrez
Packages
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
Bio.Entrez in Biopython through 1.86 allows doctype XXE.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68463
- https://github.com/biopython/biopython/issues/5109
- https://github.com/biopython/biopython/commit/736c96f37b190732ecca9da80ad0cb9d4967214d
- https://github.com/biopython/biopython
- https://github.com/biopython/biopython/blob/master/NEWS.rst
- https://pypi.org/project/biopython/1.87
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/08/16