CVE-2026-1703 LOW

CVE-2026-1703: Limited path traversal when installing wheel archives

Vendor Python Packaging Authority
Product pip
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published February 2, 2026
Last update February 2, 2026
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CVSS base score

2.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction —
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS 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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 2, 2026 CVE published
February 2, 2026 Record updated