CVE-2025-68463: Biopython is vulnerable to doctype XML external entity (XXE) injection through Bio.Entrez

December 18, 2025 (updated May 12, 2026)

Bio.Entrez in Biopython through 1.86 allows doctype XXE.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-x3vf-39hj-gxr4
github.com/biopython/biopython/blob/master/NEWS.rst
github.com/biopython/biopython/commit/736c96f37b190732ecca9da80ad0cb9d4967214d
github.com/biopython/biopython/issues/5109
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68463
pypi.org/project/biopython/1.87

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