low2.0
CVE-2026-1703
pip Path Traversal vulnerability
Impact
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.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | pip | < 26.0 | 26.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/pip/commit/8e227a9be4faa9594e05d02ca05a413a2a4e7735
- https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/13777
- https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/WIEA34D4TABF2UNQJAOMXKCICSPBE2DJ/
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6vgw-5pg2-w6jp
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1703
- https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/WIEA34D4TABF2UNQJAOMXKCICSPBE2DJ