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CVE-2026-1703
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Date: February 2, 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.
Severity Score
Related Resources (7)
Severity Score
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-22Top Fix
Upgrade Version
Upgrade to version pip - 26.0;pip - 26.0;https://github.com/pypa/pip.git - 26.0
CVSS v3.1
| Base Score: |
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|---|---|
| Attack Vector (AV): | NETWORK |
| Attack Complexity (AC): | LOW |
| Privileges Required (PR): | LOW |
| User Interaction (UI): | REQUIRED |
| Scope (S): | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality (C): | NONE |
| Integrity (I): | LOW |
| Availability (A): | NONE |