VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2026-1703
EPSS probability0.44%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-02-02
Last modified2026-06-17
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- cna@python.org: CWE-22