CVE-2026-18503

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().

  • Published Aug 10, 2026
  • CVSS 2.4 low
  • 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)
  • A fix is available

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CVE-2026-18503 at the National Vulnerability Database