CVE-2026-32640: SimpleEval: Objects (including modules) can leak dangerous modules through to direct access inside the sandbox
(updated )
If the objects passed in as names to SimpleEval have modules or other disallowed / dangerous objects available as attrs.
Additionally, dangerous functions or modules could be accessed by passing them as callbacks to other safe functions to call.
Examples (found by @ByamB4):
Any module where non-underscore attribute chains reach os or sys:
- os.path, pathlib, shutil, glob (direct .os / .sys attributes)
- statistics (has .sys)
- numpy (has .ctypeslib.os and .f2py.sys)
- urllib.parse (has .warnings.sys)
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-44vg-5wv2-h2hg
- github.com/danthedeckie/simpleeval/releases/tag/1.0.5
- github.com/danthedeckie/simpleeval/security/advisories/GHSA-44vg-5wv2-h2hg
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/simpleeval/PYSEC-2026-132.yaml
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/04/msg00023.html
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32640
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