setuptools is a package that allows users to download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages. A path traversal vulnerability in `PackageIndex` is present in setuptools prior to version 78.1.1. An attacker would be allowed to write files to arbitrary locations on the filesystem with the permissions of the process running the Python code, which could escalate to remote code execution depending on the context. Version 78.1.1 fixes the issue.

An update of the python3 package has been released.

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2025-2876 advisory.

    setuptools is a package that allows users to download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python     packages. A path traversal vulnerability in `PackageIndex` is present in setuptools prior to version     78.1.1. An attacker would be allowed to write files to arbitrary locations on the filesystem with the     permissions of the process running the Python code, which could escalate to remote code execution     depending on the context. Version 78.1.1 fixes the issue. (CVE-2025-47273)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of python2-setuptools installed on the remote host is prior to 41.2.0-4. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2025-2877 advisory.

    setuptools is a package that allows users to download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python     packages. A path traversal vulnerability in `PackageIndex` is present in setuptools prior to version     78.1.1. An attacker would be allowed to write files to arbitrary locations on the filesystem with the     permissions of the process running the Python code, which could escalate to remote code execution     depending on the context. Version 78.1.1 fixes the issue. (CVE-2025-47273)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2025-1004 advisory.

    setuptools is a package that allows users to download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python     packages. A path traversal vulnerability in `PackageIndex` is present in setuptools prior to version     78.1.1. An attacker would be allowed to write files to arbitrary locations on the filesystem with the     permissions of the process running the Python code, which could escalate to remote code execution     depending on the context. Version 78.1.1 fixes the issue. (CVE-2025-47273)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2025-1005 advisory.

    setuptools is a package that allows users to download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python     packages. A path traversal vulnerability in `PackageIndex` is present in setuptools prior to version     78.1.1. An attacker would be allowed to write files to arbitrary locations on the filesystem with the     permissions of the process running the Python code, which could escalate to remote code execution     depending on the context. Version 78.1.1 fixes the issue. (CVE-2025-47273)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2025-1003 advisory.

    setuptools is a package that allows users to download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python     packages. A path traversal vulnerability in `PackageIndex` is present in setuptools prior to version     78.1.1. An attacker would be allowed to write files to arbitrary locations on the filesystem with the     permissions of the process running the Python code, which could escalate to remote code execution     depending on the context. Version 78.1.1 fixes the issue. (CVE-2025-47273)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:01704-2 advisory.

    - CVE-2025-47273: path traversal in PackageIndex.download may lead to an arbitrary file write     (bsc#1243313).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:01810-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2025-47273: path traversal in PackageIndex.download may lead to an arbitrary file write     (bsc#1243313).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:01774-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2025-47273: path traversal in PackageIndex.download may lead to an arbitrary file write     (bsc#1243313).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:01744-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2025-47273: path traversal in PackageIndex.download may lead to an arbitrary file write     (bsc#1243313).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 / 25.04 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-7544-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that setuptools did not properly sanitize paths. An attacker could possibly use this     issue to write files to arbitrary locations on the filesystem.

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The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:01723-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2025-47273: path traversal in PackageIndex.download may lead to an arbitrary file write     (bsc#1243313).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:01715-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2025-47273: path traversal in PackageIndex.download may lead to an arbitrary file write     (bsc#1243313).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

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The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4183 advisory.

    -lts-announce@lists.debian.org     Subject: [SECURITY] [DLA 4183-1] setuptools security update

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4183-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                          Lee Garrett     May 28, 2025                                  https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : setuptools     Version        : 52.0.0-4+deb11u2     CVE ID         : CVE-2025-47273     Debian Bug     : 1105970

    A path traversal vulnerability in `PackageIndex` was found in setuptools. An     attacker would be allowed to write files to arbitrary locations on the     filesystem with the permissions of the process running the Python code, which     could escalate to remote code execution depending on the context.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version     52.0.0-4+deb11u2.

    We recommend that you upgrade your setuptools packages.

    For the detailed security status of setuptools please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/setuptools

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

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Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:01704-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2025-47273: path traversal in PackageIndex.download may lead to an arbitrary file write     (bsc#1243313).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:01709-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2025-47273: path traversal in PackageIndex.download may lead to an arbitrary file write     (bsc#1243313).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE- SU-2025:01693-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2025-47273: path traversal in PackageIndex.download may lead to an arbitrary file write     (bsc#1243313).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:01695-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2025-47273: path traversal in PackageIndex.download may lead to an arbitrary file write     (bsc#1243313).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
238454	Photon OS 4.0: Python3 PHSA-2025-4.0-0815	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	high
238424	Photon OS 5.0: Python3 PHSA-2025-5.0-0534	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	high
238362	Amazon Linux 2 : python-setuptools (ALAS-2025-2876)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
238352	Amazon Linux 2 : python2-setuptools (ALAS-2025-2877)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
238273	Amazon Linux 2023 : python3.12-setuptools, python3.12-setuptools-wheel (ALAS2023-2025-1004)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
238272	Amazon Linux 2023 : python3-setuptools, python3-setuptools-wheel (ALAS2023-2025-1005)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
238267	Amazon Linux 2023 : python3.11-setuptools, python3.11-setuptools-wheel (ALAS2023-2025-1003)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
237891	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : python-setuptools (SUSE-SU-2025:01704-2)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
237785	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : python3-setuptools (SUSE-SU-2025:01810-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
237600	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : python312-setuptools (SUSE-SU-2025:01774-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
237549	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : python313-setuptools (SUSE-SU-2025:01744-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
237449	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 / 25.04 : Setuptools vulnerability (USN-7544-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
237446	SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : python39-setuptools (SUSE-SU-2025:01723-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
237443	SUSE SLES15 Security Update : python-setuptools (SUSE-SU-2025:01715-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
237416	Debian dla-4183 : python-setuptools-doc - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
237284	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : python-setuptools (SUSE-SU-2025:01704-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
237283	SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : python310-setuptools (SUSE-SU-2025:01709-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
237219	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : python36-setuptools (SUSE-SU-2025:01693-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
237216	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : python-setuptools (SUSE-SU-2025:01695-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high

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