CVE-2026-8643

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Published 2026-06-01 · Modified 2026-06-02

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

4.1

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

VIR risk

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Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

Mitigation details

Source: Debian Security Tracker · View original ↗ · DFSG

CVE-2026-8643 NameCVE-2026-8643 Descriptionpip 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. SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub…

CVE-2026-8643

Name	CVE-2026-8643
Description	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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs	1138220

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
python-pip (PTS)	bullseye	20.3.4-4+deb11u1	vulnerable
	bullseye (security)	20.3.4-4+deb11u2	vulnerable
	bookworm	23.0.1+dfsg-1	vulnerable
	trixie	25.1.1+dfsg-1	vulnerable
	forky	26.1.1+dfsg-1	vulnerable
	sid	26.1.2+dfsg-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
python-pip	source	(unstable)	26.1.2+dfsg-1			1138220

Notes

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460927
Fixed by: https://github.com/pypa/pip/commit/8eb178480bd1a2b223f509fc430796b265158dfb
Improvement to original fix: https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/14001

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Notes

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460927Fixed by: https://github.com/pypa/pip/commit/8eb178480bd1a2b223f509fc430796b265158dfbImprovement to original fix: https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/14001

OS impact

SUSE Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Affected	—

Debian Mixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Affected	—
sid	Fixed	`26.1.2+dfsg-1`
forky	Affected	—
bullseye	Affected	—
bookworm	Affected	—

References

CWEs

CWE-22

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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