๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2025-68463

MEDIUM 4.9
CVSS Score
4.9
EPSS Score
0.1%
EPSS Percentile
20th

Bio.Entrez in Biopython through 186 allows doctype XXE.

CWE CWE-611
Vendor biopython
Product biopython
Published Dec 18, 2025
Last Updated Apr 22, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Affected Versions

Biopython / Biopython
0 โ‰ค 186

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/biopython/biopython/issues/5109 pypi.org: https://pypi.org/project/biopython/1.87/ github.com: https://github.com/biopython/biopython/blob/master/NEWS.rst github.com: https://github.com/biopython/biopython/commit/736c96f37b190732ecca9da80ad0cb9d4967214d