High 7.8Published May 9, 2026

CVE-2026-42301pyp2spec generates working Fedora RPM spec file for Python projects.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 08:00 UTC)

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pyp2spec generates working Fedora RPM spec file for Python projects. Prior to version 0.14.1, pyp2spec was writing PyPI package metadata (e.g. the summary field) into the generated spec file without escaping RPM macro directives. When a packager then runs rpmbuild, those directives get evaluated, so a malicious package can execute arbitrary commands on the build machine. This issue has been patched in version 0.14.1.

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20, CWE-94
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Jul 24, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

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References

https://github.com/befeleme/pyp2spec/releases/tag/v0.14.1
https://github.com/befeleme/pyp2spec/security/advisories/GHSA-r35x-v8p8-xvhw

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