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python3.8: vulnerability history, versions and safety

python3.8 is a package in the Ubuntu ecosystem. Vulert records 3 vulnerabilities for it across 9 releases, from May 2021 to Aug 2024. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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3 vulnerabilities recorded U3
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1 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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0 in the last 12 months

Nothing new recorded in the last year.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on python3.8 i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Careful: one of the 3 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package has no fix yet. Plan around that one, or apply its workaround. The rest have a fixed version to move to.

Long-term outlook: usable, but needs attention 3 vulnerabilities on record across 3 years, none in the last year.

What to do: Plan around the 1 vulnerability with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Vulnerabilities on record 3 over 3 years · 0 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 22 Aug 2024 i
  • Highest CVSS 9.8 i
  • With no published fix 1 i

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert holds for python3.8, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.

Newest 9 of 9 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2021 1
  • 2023 1
  • 2024 1

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 3 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for python3.8

The 3 most severe of 3 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
Critical Vulnerability in Python 3.8 and 3.9: IP Address Handling Flaw 9.8 critical 3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm2 06 May 2021
Critical Vulnerability in Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, and 3.12: Infinite Loop in zipfile Module 8.7 high No fix published 22 Aug 2024
Critical Vulnerability in Python3.8: Remote Code Execution Risk N/A unrated 3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm1 07 Mar 2023

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315

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Questions

About python3.8

Is python3.8 safe to use?

Vulert records 3 vulnerabilities for python3.8 in Ubuntu: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 3 not yet rated. 1 of them has no published fix yet, so that is the one to avoid or mitigate.

How many vulnerabilities does python3.8 have?

3 vulnerabilities are recorded for python3.8 in the Ubuntu ecosystem: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 3 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new python3.8 vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for python3.8 in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 06 May 2021. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of python3.8 are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

How do I monitor python3.8 for upcoming vulnerabilities?

Upload the manifest or SBOM for your application at vulert.com/scanner and Vulert keeps checking the python3.8 version you actually run against new disclosures, then alerts you when one affects it. There is no installation and no source-code access required.