# CVE-2026-54723: devpi: Database contents leak

- Also known as: GHSA-M5PQ-69XG-VCQ3, PYSEC-2026-3661
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.20.2, 7.0.0b3
- Published: 2026-09-14 · Updated: 2026-09-14

## Affected

- devpi: fixed in 6.20.2; from 7.0.0b1, fixed in 7.0.0b3
- devpi-server (PyPI): fixed in 6.20.2

## Description

devpi is a Python package index staging server and packaging, testing, and release tool. Prior to 6.20.2 and 7.0.0b3, a server configured with the primary or deprecated master role allows an unauthenticated, modified GET request to the +changelog route because verify_primary does not reject a missing identity and therefore fails to require ReplicaIdentity. The response can disclose complete database content, including Argon2 password hashes and identifiers and salts for devpi-tokens; exposed hashes may be subject to dictionary attacks, and public tokens may assist attempts to derive the server secret. Large responses can also consume significant CPU, input/output capacity, and bandwidth. Servers using the standalone role are not exposed through replication, and an instance served exclusively through nginx with devpi-lockdown redirects the request to login with no known exploit. This issue is fixed in devpi-server versions 6.20.2 and 7.0.0b3.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on devpi, devpi-server, upgrade to a fixed version (6.20.2, 7.0.0b3) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/devpi/devpi/security/advisories/GHSA-m5pq-69xg-vcq3
- https://github.com/devpi/devpi/commit/b4ea49fed4a6233d63f8509c3bf7efafc9b2db17
- https://github.com/devpi/devpi/releases/tag/server-6.20.2

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