Python Packaging Authority vulnerabilities (CVE)

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4.1Medium
CVE-2026-8643

pip can extract console_scripts and gui_scripts outside installation directory

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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.

4.6Medium
CVE-2026-3219

pip doesn't reject concatenated ZIP and tar archives

Python Packaging Authority pip

pip handles concatenated tar and ZIP files as ZIP files regardless of filename or whether a file is both a tar and ZIP file. This behavior could result in confusing installation behavior, such as installing "incorrect" files according to the filename of the a…

2.0Low
CVE-2026-1703

Limited path traversal when installing wheel archives

Python Packaging Authority pip

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 fi…