CVE-2026-114110

Astral uv before 0.11.6 Arbitrary File Deletion via Wheel RECORD Entries

Published Oct 21, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Astral uv before 0.11.6 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to delete arbitrary files by supplying wheels with relative traversal paths in RECORD entries. Attackers can craft a malicious wheel whose RECORD references files outside the installation prefix, causing uv to delete those files when the user uninstalls the package.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-pjjw-68hj-v9mw uv vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion through RECORD entries
History
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First Time appeared Astral
Astral uv
Vendors & Products Astral
Astral uv
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description Astral uv before 0.11.6 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to delete arbitrary files by supplying wheels with relative traversal paths in RECORD entries. Attackers can craft a malicious wheel whose RECORD references files outside the installation prefix, causing uv to delete those files when the user uninstalls the package.
Title Astral uv before 0.11.6 Arbitrary File Deletion via Wheel RECORD Entries
Weaknesses CWE-23
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Oct 21, 2026, 3:49 PM
Reserved
Oct 20, 2026, 9:47 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 21, 2026, 1:17 AM
Modified
Oct 22, 2026, 5:39 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 21, 2026, 12:37 AM