Path Traversal in Python Packaging Authority Pip
CVE-2026-1703
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (37.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Python Packaging Authority Pip — versions 0