pypi package report

Is diffoscope safe?

diffoscope (pypi) has 2 known vulnerabilities, the worst rated CRITICAL. Upgrade to 256 or later to clear all of them. No malicious-package signal is recorded.

// reach

15 direct dependencies

2 carry known advisories, worst HIGH

1 packages depend on it

an advisory here reaches each of them

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// ai model usage

No published models are known to use this package.


cvss
9.8
critical

CVSS v3.1 base score out of 10

epss
2.2%
medium

chance of exploitation in 30 days, 83rd percentile of all CVEs

xyz score
4.0
medium

CyberXYZ composite out of 10

fig. 01 — GHSA-8p5c-f328-9fvv, the advisory selected below

// 2 advisories

diffoscope before 76 writes to arbitrary locations on disk based on the contents of an untrusted archive.

Full advisory text at GitHub advisory or NVD.

// cvss v3.1 vector

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

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
// questions
Is diffoscope safe to install?

CyberXYZ does not call a package safe in absolute terms. It records 2 known vulnerabilities for diffoscope (pypi), the worst rated CRITICAL, and no malicious-package signal. Whether it is acceptable depends on the version you run.

Does diffoscope have known vulnerabilities?

Yes. CyberXYZ records 2 known vulnerabilities for diffoscope (pypi), the worst rated CRITICAL. They are GHSA-8p5c-f328-9fvv, GHSA-33w6-hvmq-gh4x.

Which version of diffoscope should I use?

256 or later clears every advisory recorded for diffoscope (pypi). Check the release you pick before installing it.

How do I check diffoscope before installing?

Search diffoscope in CyberXYZ Check at https://cyberxyz.io/check?q=diffoscope. The xyz Scanner checks a project's dependencies, and CyberXYZ Proxy checks each package as it is installed.


Checked 2026-11-14 at 13:59 UTC. The most recent advisory here was published 2024-02-27. Updated continuously from NVD, GHSA, OSV and CNA feeds.

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