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Medium 5.5Published Jun 1, 2026
CVE-2026-8643pip 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 out…
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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
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22
- 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
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Sep 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
pypa pip pypa:pip | before 26.1.2 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/14000issue-tracking, patch
- https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/YV63UET5D3OOJY7O4M5XCVYO2YM4NBYJ/mailing-list, vendor-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/01/5mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33313
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34374
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34456
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34739
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34740
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34741
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34748
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34749
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34750
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34752
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34756
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34758
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34760
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34765
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34772
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34773
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34774
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34775
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34776
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34777
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34778
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34780
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