# CVE-2025-27607: Python JSON Logger has a Potential RCE via missing \`msgspec-python313-pre\` dependency

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 3.3.0
- Published: 2025-03-07 · Updated: 2025-03-07

## Affected

- nhairs python-json-logger: from 3.2.0, fixed in 3.3.0

## Description

Python JSON Logger is a JSON Formatter for Python Logging. Between 30 December 2024 and 4 March 2025 Python JSON Logger was vulnerable to RCE through a missing dependency. This occurred because msgspec-python313-pre was deleted by the owner leaving the name open to being claimed by a third party. If the package was claimed, it would allow them RCE on any Python JSON Logger user who installed the development dependencies on Python 3.13 (e.g. pip install python-json-logger[dev]). This issue has been resolved with 3.3.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on nhairs python-json-logger, upgrade to a fixed version (3.3.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/nhairs/python-json-logger/security/advisories/GHSA-wmxh-pxcx-9w24
- https://github.com/nhairs/python-json-logger/commit/2548e3a2e3cedf6bef3ee7c60c55b7c02d1af11a
- https://github.com/nhairs/python-json-logger/commit/e7761e56edb980cfab0165e32469d5fd017a5d72
- https://github.com/Barsug/msgspec-python313-pre

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