urllib3 is an HTTP client library for Python. From 2.6.0 to before 2.7.0, urllib3 could decompress the whole response instead of the requested portion (1) during the second HTTPResponse.read(amt=N) call when the response was decompressed using the official Brotli library or (2) when HTTPResponse.drain_conn() was called after the response had been read and decompressed partially (compression algorithm did not matter here). These issues could cause urllib3 to fully decode a small amount of highly compressed data in a single operation. This could result in excessive resource consumption (high CPU usage and massive memory allocation for the decompressed data) on the client side. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.7.0.
CVE-2026-44432
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 69% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 48.2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 13, 2026
Last Modified
July 16, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated May 13, 2026Decompression-bomb safeguards bypassed in parts of the streaming API · Advisory · urllib3/urllib3 · GitHub
https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/security/advisories/GHSA-mf9v-mfxr-j63jVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-44432(20)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:37275Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Security Advisory: RHOAI 3.3.5 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
- RHSA-2026:36350Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: satellite/foreman-mcp-server-rhel9 container image available as a Technology Preview
- RHSA-2026:34607Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: General availability of the satellite/iop-insights-engine-rhel9 container image
- RHSA-2026:34533Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: General availability of the satellite/iop-yuptoo-rhel9 container image
- RHSA-2026:34531Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: General availability of the satellite/iop-puptoo-rhel9 container image
- RHSA-2026:34526Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Technical preview of the satellite/iop-vmaas-rhel9 container image
- RHSA-2026:34374Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Container Release Update
- RHSA-2026:34160Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
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Patch Availability(29)
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| urllib3 | 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3 | 2.7.0 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(22)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2026:15862IMPORTANT2026-05-13
RHSA-2026:15862 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:20338IMPORTANT2026-05-13
RHSA-2026:20338 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:22934IMPORTANT2026-05-13
RHSA-2026:22934 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:24000IMPORTANT2026-05-13
RHSA-2026:24000 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:24009IMPORTANT2026-05-13
RHSA-2026:24009 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:24014IMPORTANT2026-05-13
RHSA-2026:24014 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:24069IMPORTANT2026-05-13
RHSA-2026:24069 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:24374IMPORTANT2026-05-13
RHSA-2026:24374 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:24476IMPORTANT2026-05-13
RHSA-2026:24476 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:24483IMPORTANT2026-05-13
RHSA-2026:24483 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:24540IMPORTANT2026-05-13
RHSA-2026:24540 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:24541IMPORTANT2026-05-13
RHSA-2026:24541 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:24542IMPORTANT2026-05-13
RHSA-2026:24542 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:24544IMPORTANT2026-05-13
RHSA-2026:24544 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:25039IMPORTANT2026-05-13
RHSA-2026:25039 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:25143IMPORTANT2026-05-13
RHSA-2026:25143 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:25928IMPORTANT2026-05-13
RHSA-2026:25928 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:26068IMPORTANT2026-05-13
RHSA-2026:26068 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:26212IMPORTANT2026-05-13
RHSA-2026:26212 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:26304IMPORTANT2026-05-13
RHSA-2026:26304 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:27929IMPORTANT2026-05-13
RHSA-2026:27929 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:28000IMPORTANT2026-05-13
RHSA-2026:28000 — Important
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 49× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
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- 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-06-07 05:40 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-07 05:40 UTCVendor advisory
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