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CVE-2026-114110: astral-sh uv Relative Path Traversal

CVSS: 8.7v4.0HighReceived
AliasesGHSA-pjjw-68hj-v9mw
Published 21-10-2026Last modified 21-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-114110 is a high (CVSS 8.7) Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in astral-sh uv. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.7/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.27%
0%100%
Low · Change unavailable
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 21-10-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 21-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.27%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

18%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

21-10-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.27%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Astral-sh1 product
  • uv< 0.11.6
PyPI1 product
  • uv< 0.11.6

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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