{"cve":"CVE-2026-114109","nvd":{"published":"2026-10-21T01:17:36.957","modified":"2026-10-22T17:40:46.877","status":"Deferred","description":"uv before 0.11.15 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows malicious wheels to write files outside the scripts directory via crafted console_scripts or gui_scripts entry point names. Attackers who induce users to install a malicious wheel can place executables in PATH directories, shadowing or overwriting existing binaries for code execution.","cvss_v4":{"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","score":8.7},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/security/advisories/GHSA-4gg8-gxpx-9rph","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/uv-before-0.11.15-arbitrary-file-write-via-entry-point-names"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-23T16:39:26.291718493+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-114109","score":0.00382,"percentile":0.31901,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-4gg8-gxpx-9rph","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-4gg8-gxpx-9rph","summary":"uv is vulnerable to arbitrary file write through entry point names","modified":"2026-10-21T10:57:22.076639061Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"uv","purl":"pkg:pypi/uv","ranges":["<0.11.15"],"fixed":["0.11.15"]},{"ecosystem":"crates.io","name":"uv","purl":"pkg:cargo/uv","ranges":["<0.11.15"],"fixed":["0.11.15"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}