| Name | CVE-2026-8643 |
| Description | pip would treat console_scripts and gui_scripts as paths instead of file names without sanitizing the resolved absolute path to the installation directory, leading to entry points being installed outside the installation directory. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1138220 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| python-pip (PTS) | bullseye | 20.3.4-4+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security) | 20.3.4-4+deb11u2 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 23.0.1+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| trixie | 25.1.1+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| sid, forky | 26.1.2+dfsg-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| python-pip | source | (unstable) | 26.1.2+dfsg-1 | | | 1138220 |
Notes
[trixie] - python-pip <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bookworm] - python-pip <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - python-pip <postponed> (Minor issue)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460927
Fixed by: https://github.com/pypa/pip/commit/8eb178480bd1a2b223f509fc430796b265158dfb
Improvement to original fix: https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/14001