Summary
Zope AccessControl vulnerable to information disclosure through Python string `format` and `format_map` functions
Advisory details
Impact
Python's string format functionality allows someone controlling the format string to "read" objects accessible (recursively) via attribute access and subscription from accessible objects. Those attribute accesses and subscriptions use Python's full blown getattr and getitem, not the policy restricted AccessControl variants _getattr_ and _getitem_. This can lead to critical information disclosure.
The AccessControl package already guards against direct access to the formatting functions on string instances, but these mitigations did not cover subclasses of str.
Affected are all users who allow untrusted users to create AccessControl controlled Python code and execute it.
Patches
A fix was published with version 7.4.
Workarounds
There is no workaround.
References
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pq59-9fq7-m886
- https://github.com/zopefoundation/AccessControl/security/advisories/GHSA-pq59-9fq7-m886
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77401
- https://github.com/zopefoundation/AccessControl/commit/f980450eea416718be62847f34dfd51822938e43
- https://github.com/zopefoundation/AccessControl/releases/tag/7.4
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