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openSUSE 16 Security Update : python-pip (openSUSE-SU-2026:20202-1)
low Nessus Plugin ID 299130
Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
The remote openSUSE 16 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the openSUSE- SU-2026:20202-1 advisory.- CVE-2026-1703: files may be extracted outside the installation directory when installing and extracting maliciously crafted wheel archives (bsc#1257599).
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.
Solution
Update the affected python313-pip and / or python313-pip-wheel packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Low
ID: 299130
File Name: openSUSE-2026-20202-1.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 2/15/2026
Updated: 2/15/2026
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 2.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.6
Temporal Score: 1.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-1703
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.1
Temporal Score: 2.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2
Threat Score: 0.4
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:16.0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python313-pip, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python313-pip-wheel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/11/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/2/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-1703