CVE-2026-8643

MEDIUM EPSS 3.4%
Published Jun 1, 20264w ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
4.1 CVSS 4.0
Medium
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Published Jun 1, 2026 4w ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

pip would treat console_scripts and gui_scripts as paths instead of file names without sanitizing the resolved absolute path to the installation directory, leading to entry points being installed outside the installation directory.

CVSS Details

Base Score
4.1
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction A
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
3.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
pypapip* <26.1.2

References 3

  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/01/5
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/14000
    Issue TrackingPatch
  • mail.python.org https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/YV63UET5D3OOJY7O4M5XCVYO2YM4NBYJ/
    Mailing ListVendor Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/14000
    Issue TrackingPatch