CVE-2026-57585: MessagePack: Out-of-bounds read/crash on Unpacker reuse after caught error
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-57585 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Use After Free vulnerability in msgpack messagepack. EPSS estimates a 0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 7.5 (CVE.org); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 0% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Timeline
- 30-06-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 01-07-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
MessagePack is the serializer implementation for Python msgpack.org. Prior to 1.2.1, there is an Out-of-bounds read/crash on Unpacker reuse after a caught error, potentially leading to a DoS attack. If the Unpacker is used repeatedly after an error occurs, the process may crash with a SEGV. This issue has been fixed in version 1.2.1.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version- OSV · PypiEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.49%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
42%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.49% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Suse18 products
- python-msgpack-python&distro=SUSE Manager Client Tools 12< 0.4.6-8.8.1
- python-msgpack&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS< 0.5.6-150100.3.6.1 | < 1.0.7-150400.10.9.1
- python-msgpack&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS< 0.5.6-150100.3.6.1 | < 1.0.7-150400.10.9.1
- python-msgpack&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS< 0.5.6-150100.3.6.1 | < 1.0.7-150400.10.9.1
- python-msgpack&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS< 0.5.6-150100.3.6.1 | < 1.0.7-150400.10.9.1
Ubuntu3 products
- python-msgpackAll versions (No fix recorded)
- python-pipAll versions (No fix recorded)
- python-srslyAll versions (No fix recorded)
Msgpack2 products
- messagepack< 1.2.1
- msgpack-python< 1.2.1
Opensuse2 products
- python-msgpack&distro=openSUSE Leap 16.0< 1.1.0-160000.3.1
- python-msgpack&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 1.2.1-1.1
Debian1 product
- python-msgpackAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1.1.2-3
PyPI1 product
- msgpack< 1.2.1
6 vendors · 27 products
References
16 links- github.com/msgpack/msgpack-python/security/advisories/GHSA-6v7p-g79w-8964X Refsource CONFIRMWEBAdvisoryREPORTMitigationVendor Advisory
- github.com/msgpack/msgpack-python/commit/2c56ddb5d0025ed481d962c0f5d62d19dec7476dX Refsource MISCWEBFIXREPORTPatch