CVE-2026-114109

high

Description

uv before 0.11.15 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows malicious wheels to write files outside the scripts directory via crafted console_scripts or gui_scripts entry point names. Attackers who induce users to install a malicious wheel can place executables in PATH directories, shadowing or overwriting existing binaries for code execution.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/uv-before-0.11.15-arbitrary-file-write-via-entry-point-names

https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/security/advisories/GHSA-4gg8-gxpx-9rph

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-106912

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-10-21

Updated: 2026-10-22

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00381