Audit-hook bypass via unchecked sourceless bytecode import
Published Mar 4, 2026 · Updated Mar 4, 2026
Audit-hook bypass in CPython before 3.13.13, 3.14.0 through 3.14.3, and 3.15.0a1 through 3.15.0a6 allows local users to load unvalidated bytecode. FileLoader.get_data omits SourcelessFileLoader from the classes read with io.open_code(), falling back to FileIO and suppressing the expected audit event. Exploitation requires a source-less .pyc earlier on the import path and an environment that relies on io.open_code validation; the default source-first path is unaffected.
Summary
What happened
Audit-hook bypass in CPython before 3.13.13, 3.14.0 through 3.14.3, and 3.15.0a1 through 3.15.0a6 allows local users to load unvalidated bytecode. FileLoader.get_data omits SourcelessFileLoader from the classes read with io.open_code(), falling back to FileIO and suppressing the expected audit event. Exploitation requires a source-less .pyc earlier on the import path and an environment that relies on io.open_code validation; the default source-first path is unaffected.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-2297
- Published
- Mar 4, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 4, 2026
- Vendor
- Python Software Foundation
- Product
- CPython
- Classifications
- CWE-668
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Mar 4, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 4, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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