CVE-2026-1703

Limited path traversal when installing wheel archives

Published Feb 2, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 2 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-6vgw-5pg2-w6jp pip Path Traversal vulnerability
History
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First Time appeared Python
Python pip
Vendors & Products Python
Python pip
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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

threat_severity

Low

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description 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.
Title Limited path traversal when installing wheel archives
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
PSF
Published
Updated
Feb 2, 2026, 5:21 PM
Reserved
Jan 30, 2026, 3:17 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Feb 2, 2026, 3:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:16 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 2, 2026, 2:43 PM