CVE-2026-1703

ADVISORY - github

Summary

When pip is installing and extracting a maliciously crafted wheel archive, files may be extracted outside the installation directory. The path traversal is limited to prefixes of the installation directory, thus isn't able to inject or overwrite executable files in typical situations.

EPSS Score⁠: 0.00019 (0.045)

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

ADVISORY - nist

CWE-22⁠

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

ADVISORY - github

CWE-22⁠

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

ADVISORY - redhat

CWE-22⁠

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Impacted images

Advisories

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