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CVE-2026-8643: pypa pip Path Traversal

CVSS: 8.0v3.1HighModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2026:22300-1GHSA-wf93-45jw-7689PYSEC-2026-196
Published 01-06-2026Last modified 16-09-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-8643 is a high (CVSS 8.0) Path Traversal vulnerability in pypa pip. EPSS estimates a 0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.0/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.47%
0%100%
Low · +0.15 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 14 · Related 12
RHSA-2026:36359RHSA-2026:42078RHSA-2026:42079SUSE-SU-2026:2634-1SUSE-SU-2026:3601-1SUSE-SU-2026:3635-1

Timeline

  1. 01-06-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

11 scores · 8 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.47%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

39%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.15 pp

From 0.32% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.47%

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

Chainguard16 products
  • bazel-module-rules_python-1.6.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • datadog-agent-7.76All versions (No fix recorded)
  • graalvm-25-graalpyAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • graalvm-25-graalpy-venv< 25.0.3-r7
  • nemo-rl-cuda-13.0All versions (No fix recorded) | < 0.7.0-r1
Redhat5 products
  • python-pip< 0:26.1.1-3.1.hum1
  • python-pip-wheel< 0:26.1.1-3.1.hum1
  • python3-pip< 0:26.1.1-3.1.hum1
  • python3.14-pip< 0:25.2-3.el10_2.5 | < 0:25.2-3.el9_8.5
  • python3.14-pip-wheel< 0:25.2-3.el10_2.5 | < 0:25.2-3.el9_8.5
Opensuse2 products
  • python-pip&distro=openSUSE Leap 16.0< 25.0.1-160000.5.1
  • python-pip&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 26.1.2-1.1
Suse2 products
  • python-pip&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0< 25.0.1-160000.5.1
  • python-pip&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0< 25.0.1-160000.5.1
Debian1 product
  • python-pipAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 26.1.2+dfsg-1
Pypa1 product
PyPI1 product
  • pip< 26.1.2
Python packaging authority1 product
  • pip≥ 24.0, < 26.1.2
Ubuntu1 product
  • python-pipAll versions (No fix recorded)
Wolfi1 product
  • datadog-agent-7.76All versions (No fix recorded)

10 vendors · 31 products

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