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RockyLinux 10 : python3.14-pip (RLSA-2026:36193)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 325660
Synopsis
The remote RockyLinux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote RockyLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2026:36193 advisory.* python-pip: Path traversal via malicious entry point name in pip wheel installation allows arbitrary file overwrite (CVE-2026-8643)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux 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 python3.14-pip and / or python3.14-pip-wheel packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 325660
File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-36193.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Published: 7/8/2026
Updated: 7/8/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.71
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-8643
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.1
Threat Score: 0.6
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:rocky:linux:10, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.14-pip, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.14-pip-wheel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/8/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/1/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-8643