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.

Affected products

Red Os, Pip

CVSS 4.0

2.0 LOW

EPSS

0.4% (32th percentile)

Weakness

CWE-22

NVD status

Deferred

Published

2026-02-02