{"cve":"CVE-2026-8643","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-01T17:17:35.770","modified":"2026-09-16T13:18:08.000","status":"Modified","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_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":4.1},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/14000","https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/YV63UET5D3OOJY7O4M5XCVYO2YM4NBYJ/","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/01/5","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33313","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34374"],"products":["pypa:pip"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:37:48.043517290+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-8643","score":0.0032,"percentile":0.25007,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-wf93-45jw-7689","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-wf93-45jw-7689","summary":" pip: Path traversal in console_scripts/gui_scripts entry point names allows installing scripts outside of target directory","modified":"2026-09-10T03:51:09.636289073Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"pip","purl":"pkg:pypi/pip","ranges":["<26.1.2"],"fixed":["26.1.2"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2026-196","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-196","summary":"","modified":"2026-07-13T16:45:04.859457874Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"pip","purl":"pkg:pypi/pip","ranges":["<26.1.2"],"fixed":["26.1.2"]}]}],"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."]}