CVE-2026-13346
pip absolute path traversal during download from malicious package indexes
Description
pip would incorrectly handle doubly-encoded package URLs from indexes allowing for files to be installed to arbitrary locations on disk even when installing wheels. This vulnerability requires downloading or installing a package from a malicious package index to succeed, malicious packages alone are not able to exploit this vulnerability. Note that this vulnerability only materially impacts users running `pip download` with the `--only-binary` option as installing source distributions from an untrusted index is already an unsafe operation that executes code during install time.
INFO
Published Date :
July 29, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 29, 2026, 9:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-13346
vulnerability.
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No affected product recoded yet
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | 28c92f92-d60d-412d-b760-e73465c3df22 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update pip to the latest version.
- Avoid installing packages from untrusted indexes.
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Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Jul. 29, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/29/7 -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jul. 29, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-13346', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-07-29T19:08:27.143201Z'} -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 29, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://github.com/pypa/pip', 'vendor': 'Python Packaging Authority', 'product': 'pip', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '26.2', 'versionType': 'python'}], 'collectionURL': 'https://pypi.org/project/pip', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] Added Description pip would incorrectly handle doubly-encoded package URLs from indexes allowing for files to be installed to arbitrary locations on disk even when installing wheels. This vulnerability requires downloading or installing a package from a malicious package index to succeed, malicious packages alone are not able to exploit this vulnerability. Note that this vulnerability only materially impacts users running `pip download` with the `--only-binary` option as installing source distributions from an untrusted index is already an unsafe operation that executes code during install time. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-36 Added Reference https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/14110 Added Reference https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/L2BNQGGVQCEV7DROOORQ7WFKKFF2OOQX/