Python · Xml.Dom.Minidom · CVE-2025-12084
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
xml.dom.minidom (affected versions not specified)
**Description**
The software experiences a performance issue when constructing deeply nested XML documents using methods like `appendChild()`. This is due to a quadratic algorithm within the ` clear id cache()` function, which is triggered when building nested elements. This can lead to availability impacts when processing excessively complex documents.
**Recommendations**
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.