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Subject: [Security-announce][CVE-2026-119170] Regression in FIPS enforcement of
hash algorithms affecting only Python 3.14.10
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2026 14:45:25 +0000
From: Seth Larson <[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
There is a HIGH severity vulnerability affecting CPython.
There was a regression in how FIPS algorithms were enforced for the hashlib
module. Only users that are using OpenSSL in FIPS mode are affected. Only Python
3.14.10 is affected, all other Python versions are unaffected.
Please see the linked CVE ID for the latest information on affected versions:
* https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119170
* https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/160984
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