# CVE-2013-4179: PYSEC-2026-875 - OpenStack Compute (Nova) vulnerable to denial of service via XML Entity Expansion attack

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2013-4179-openstack-compute-nova-vulnerable-to-denial-of-service-via-xml  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-06  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2013-4179 · Severity: info · Published 2026-07-06

OpenStack Compute (Nova) vulnerable to denial of service via XML Entity Expansion attack

Technologies: [nova (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pypi-nova). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2013-4179 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2013-4179 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2013-4179?** Informational severity, published 6 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** nova (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2013.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2013-4179?** Yes. nova (PyPI): upgrade to 2013.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2013-4179?** Check whether you run nova (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- nova (PyPI): upgrade to 2013.2 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "nova>=2013.2"
  ```


## Affected products

- nova (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2013.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2013-4179
- GHSA-j6xh-q826-55jw
- PYSEC-2026-875

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