CVE-2026-116566: socket.getaddrinfo() accepts embedded null bytes in host and port
Python Software Foundation · CPython
Vendor fix available · Affected: Python Software Foundation CPython · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 17% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
socket.getaddrinfo() previously accepted null bytes within *host* and *port* parameters which can cause the values to be silently truncated.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- Python Software Foundation · CPythonbefore 3.16.0
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Published
- October 2026
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