---
id: CVE-2026-32889
title: >-
  tinytag: tinytag: Denial of Service via malicious MP3 file parsing
  (CVE-2026-32889)
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in tinytag, a Python library for reading audio file metadata.
  An attacker who can supply specially crafted MP3 files for parsing can trigger
  a non-terminating loop within the library. This can cause the parsing
  operation t…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cvssSource: vendor
cwe: CWE-835
vendor: Red Hat
product: OpenShift Lightspeed
affected:
  - openshift_lightspeed
patched:
  - tinytag 2.2.1
published: '2026-03-20'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T11:35:13+00:00'
source: CSAF
sourceUrl: 'https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-32889.json'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-32889.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-32889'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2449419'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32889'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32889'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/tinytag/tinytag/commit/44e496310f7ced8077e9087e3774acbaa324b18a
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/tinytag/tinytag/commit/4d649b9c314ada8ff8a74e0469e9aadb3acb252a
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/tinytag/tinytag/commit/5cd321521ff097e41724b601d7e3d7adc7e53402
  - url: 'https://github.com/tinytag/tinytag/security/advisories/GHSA-f4rq-2259-hv29'
  - url: 'https://github.com/tinytag/tinytag'
tags:
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.00426
epssPercentile: 0.36654
aliases:
  - GHSA-f4rq-2259-hv29
  - PYSEC-2026-3386
ecosystem: pip
ingestedAt: '2026-07-13T18:57:57.132Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in tinytag, a Python library for reading audio file metadata. An attacker who can supply specially crafted MP3 files for parsing can trigger a non-terminating loop within the library. This can cause the parsing operation to stop making progress, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) where the affected process becomes unresponsive until terminated.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: OpenShift Lightspeed · no fix planned: OpenShift Lightspeed · updated 2026-10-15 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-32889.json)

**tinytag: tinytag: Denial of Service via malicious MP3 file parsing** — rated Moderate by Red Hat. Released 2026-03-20, updated 2026-10-15.

Affected:

- OpenShift Lightspeed

No fix planned:

- OpenShift Lightspeed

## Remediation

Fix deferred

## Package advisory (CVE-2026-32889)

Affected packages:

- `tinytag < 2.2.1`

Patched in:

- `tinytag 2.2.1`

Source: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-f4rq-2259-hv29