Security context

What an agent needs to avoid regressing past fixes and find the next vuln in this repo.

python-openxml/python-docx

              master @ e454546
            

Fixes

CVEs

HIGH

Peak severity

Highlights

XML External Entity (XXE): 1 prior fix. Scrutinize any change in this area.

docx.oxml: most-fixed (1 issue). Treat as high-risk during review.

1 high-severity fix in this history; regressions here are high-impact.

Recurring patterns

The bug types that recur here, drawn from past fixes, not open vulnerabilities.

XML External Entity (XXE): The library's core functionality relies on parsing user-provided XML files. Improperly configured XML parsers (such as etree.XMLParser) that allow external entity resolution can lead to local file disclosure or SSRF when processing malicious documents.