GHSA-7xr3-6ggc-wc9p
HIGHGHSA-7xr3-6ggc-wc9p is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) CWE-776 vulnerability in untangle. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-7xr3-6ggc-wc9p is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
untangle vulnerable to XML Entity Expansion
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Impact
An attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on the server on which the product is running. This affects untangle versions up to and including 1.2.0
Patches
The problem has been fixed with version 1.2.1
Workarounds
None
References
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN30454777/
For more information
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Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | untangle | all versions | 1.2.1 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for untangle. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update untangle to 1.2.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-7xr3-6ggc-wc9p is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-7xr3-6ggc-wc9p is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-7xr3-6ggc-wc9p. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-7xr3-6ggc-wc9p in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-7xr3-6ggc-wc9p across PyPI dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.