CVE-2026-1703
February 02, 2026
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
pip (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=1.1 <26.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 26.0https://github.com/pypa/pip.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=0.3 <26.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 26.0pip (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=0.2 <26.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 26.0Related Resources (6)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
ACTIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
3.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.02
