RHSA-2026:17619HighCVSS 8.1

Red Hat Security Advisory: python3 security update

Published
May 14, 2026
Last Modified
August 10, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (2)

CVE-2026-4786 →CVE-2026-6100 →

📋 Description

CVE-2026-4786 — python: cpython: Python: Arbitrary code execution via command injection in webbrowser.open() API CVE-2026-6100 — python: Python: Arbitrary code execution or information disclosure via use-after-free in decompression modules

🎯 Affected products108

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.6)
  • platform-python-0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.13.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.6)
  • platform-python-0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.13.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6)
  • platform-python-0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.13.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6)
  • platform-python-0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.13.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6)
  • platform-python-0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.13.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.6)
  • platform-python-0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.13.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.6)
  • platform-python-0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.13.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6)
  • platform-python-0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.13.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.6)
  • platform-python-0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.13.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.6)
  • platform-python-debug-0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.13.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6)
  • platform-python-debug-0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.13.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6)
  • platform-python-debug-0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.13.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6)
  • platform-python-debug-0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.13.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6)
  • platform-python-debug-0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.13.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6)
  • platform-python-debug-0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.13.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6)
  • platform-python-debug-0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.13.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6)
  • platform-python-debug-0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.13.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6)
  • platform-python-debug-0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.13.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6)
  • platform-python-devel-0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.13.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6)
  • platform-python-devel-0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.13.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6)
  • platform-python-devel-0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.13.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6)
  • platform-python-devel-0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.13.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6)
  • platform-python-devel-0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.13.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6)
  • platform-python-devel-0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.13.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6)
  • +78 more not shown

✅ Remediation

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability. Workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

🔗 References (5)