icalendar: Denial of service via unbounded VALARM REPEAT expansion
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-77399 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | GitHub_M |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-09-22 19:16:51 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-09-23 18:12:04 UTC |
| Description | icalendar is an RFC 5545 compatible parser and generator of iCalendar files for Python. From 6.1.0 until 7.2.2, vInt.from_ical accepts an attacker-controlled VALARM REPEAT value and applications that request alarm times can eagerly expand it without an application-level limit. Alarms.times and Alarms.active reach the unbounded expansion in versions starting with 6.1.0, while Alarm.triggers adds a second affected path starting with 7.0.0. Parsing alone does not trigger the issue, but accessing these properties can consume excessive CPU time and heap memory and terminate or stall a service. This issue is fixed in version 7.2.2. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.003120000 probability, percentile 0.213650000 (date 2026-09-24)
Problem Types: CWE-400 | CWE-834 | CWE-400 CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption | CWE-834 CWE-834: Excessive Iteration
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 6.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 6.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Collective | Icalendar | affected >= 6.1.0, < 7.2.2 | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/collective/icalendar/security/advisories/GHSA-qjcq-q7h7-r74v | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/collective/icalendar/commit/157f85137c65565a308bbcf4fdcc7d8eb... | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/collective/icalendar/pull/1571 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/collective/icalendar/releases/tag/v7.2.2 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/collective/icalendar/commit/cddd37226adbc52cca52a399f61d38a37... | [email protected] | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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