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CVE-2026-55099: icalendar has Algorithmic Complexity in Equality

August 25, 2026

Component.__eq__ compares subcomponents in O(2^n) time relative to nesting depth. Because the parser accepts arbitrarily nested components, a sub-kilobyte .ics file is enough to make a single equality check run for minutes or hang indefinitely. Any application that compares parsed components (==, !=, in, set/dict membership, deduplication, test assertions) against attacker-supplied calendar data is exposed to denial of service.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-cv84-9p8j-fj68
  • github.com/collective/icalendar/commit/b6b2608ae3af6de40695b4e40f71847485aa0b49
  • github.com/collective/icalendar/commit/cad40cd112c93fd142ec12cc5b37445a849b8a79
  • github.com/collective/icalendar/releases/tag/v7.1.3
  • github.com/collective/icalendar/security/advisories/GHSA-cv84-9p8j-fj68
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55099

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 7.1.0 before 7.1.3

Fixed versions

  • 7.1.3

Solution

Upgrade to version 7.1.3 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
  • CWE-407: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity

Source file

pypi/icalendar/CVE-2026-55099.yml

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