CVE-2025-68463
medium
CVSS v3
4.9
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.9
Description
Biopython is vulnerable to doctype XML external entity (XXE) injection through Bio.Entrez
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
59%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.87+dfsg-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.87+dfsg-1 |
| debian | trixie | affected | |
References
- https://github.com/biopython/biopython/blob/master/NEWS.rst
- https://github.com/biopython/biopython/commit/736c96f37b190732ecca9da80ad0cb9d4967214d
- https://github.com/biopython/biopython/issues/5109
- https://pypi.org/project/biopython/1.87/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/08/16
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68463
- https://github.com/biopython/biopython
- https://pypi.org/project/biopython/1.87
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-68463
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x3vf-39hj-gxr4
CWEs
CWE-611
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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