pip before 1.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a…
Priority LOW 11CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
pip before 1.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in the /tmp/pip-build temporary directory.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00364 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed pip (PyPI): 1.3
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | pip (PyPI) | before 1.3 | 1.3 | Patch available | GHSA-4gv5-qhvr-36vv |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- pip (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.3 Fixed in 1.3 Patch available GHSA-4gv5-qhvr-36vv
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pypa:pip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.3 | Vulnerable | pypa |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:pypa:pip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.3 Vulnerable ·pypa
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-4gv5-qhvr-36vv pip (PyPI) Fixed in 1.3 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-1888
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4gv5-qhvr-36vv
References
Advisory 7
Sources
- CVE-2013-1888 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-1888 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4gv5-qhvr-36vv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-1888 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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