pypi package report

Is flask-restx safe?

flask-restx (pypi) has 1 known vulnerability, the worst rated HIGH. Upgrade to 0.5.1 or later to clear it. No malicious-package signal is recorded.

// reach

9 direct dependencies

2 carry known advisories, worst HIGH

11 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
7.5
high

CVSS v3.1 base score out of 10

epss
1.9%
medium

chance of exploitation in 30 days, 80th percentile of all CVEs

xyz score
4.2
medium

CyberXYZ composite out of 10

fig. 01 — GHSA-3q6g-vf58-7m4g, the advisory selected below

// 1 advisories

Flask RESTX contains a regular expression that is vulnerable to ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) in emailregex.

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:N/I:N/A:H

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

CyberXYZ does not call a package safe in absolute terms. It records 1 known vulnerability for flask-restx (pypi), the worst rated HIGH, and no malicious-package signal. Whether it is acceptable depends on the version you run.

Does flask-restx have known vulnerabilities?

Yes. CyberXYZ records 1 known vulnerability for flask-restx (pypi), the worst rated HIGH. They are GHSA-3q6g-vf58-7m4g.

Which version of flask-restx should I use?

0.5.1 or later clears every advisory recorded for flask-restx (pypi). Check the release you pick before installing it.

How do I check flask-restx before installing?

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Checked 2026-11-14 at 12:47 UTC. The most recent advisory here was published 2021-09-08. Updated continuously from NVD, GHSA, OSV and CNA feeds.

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