Attacker-controlled CSV samples can trigger super-linear
regular-expression work during dialect sniffing and consume significant
CPU when applications pass unbounded input to csv.Sniffer.sniff().

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Description Attacker-controlled CSV samples can trigger super-linear regular-expression work during dialect sniffing and consume significant CPU when applications pass unbounded input to csv.Sniffer.sniff().
Title Super-linear CPU usage for unbounded input to csv.Sniffer.sniff()
Weaknesses CWE-1176
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 2.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: PSF

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Updated: 2026-08-10T14:23:30.257Z

Reserved: 2026-07-31T16:35:42.902Z

Link: CVE-2026-18503

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