setuptools — CVE history (PyPI)

setuptools

4 CVEs affect the setuptools PyPI package (highest CVSS 8.8). Latest disclosed: 2026-07-08. Full CVE history sourced from NVD.

Summary

Package
setuptools (PyPI)
Total CVEs
4
Actively exploited (CISA KEV)
0
Highest CVSS
8.8
Latest disclosed
2026-07-08

Recent CVEs (top 4)

CVESeverityCVSSKEVPublishedSummary
CVE-2026-59890Medium6.12026-07-08setuptools is a package that allows users to download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages.
CVE-2025-47273High8.82025-05-17setuptools is a package that allows users to download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages.
CVE-2022-40897Medium5.92022-12-23Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) setuptools before 65.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via HTML in a crafted package or custom PackageIndex page.
CVE-2013-16332013-08-06easy_install in setuptools before 0.7 uses HTTP to retrieve packages from the PyPI repository, and does not perform integrity checks on package contents, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted resp…

All-time worst (top 3 by CVSS)

CVESeverityCVSSKEVPublishedSummary
CVE-2025-47273High8.82025-05-17setuptools is a package that allows users to download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages.
CVE-2026-59890Medium6.12026-07-08setuptools is a package that allows users to download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages.
CVE-2022-40897Medium5.92022-12-23Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) setuptools before 65.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via HTML in a crafted package or custom PackageIndex page.