Poetry v1.1.9 and below was discovered to contain an untrusted search path which causes…
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-426Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-426.
Summary
Poetry v1.1.9 and below was discovered to contain an untrusted search path which causes the application to behave in unexpected ways when users execute Poetry commands in a directory containing malicious content. This vulnerability occurs when the application is ran on Windows OS.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0185 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed poetry (PyPI): 1.1.9
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 |
| — | poetry (PyPI) | before 1.1.9 | 1.1.9 | Patch available | GHSA-xr2c-5w89-63pv |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- poetry (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.1.9 Fixed in 1.1.9 Patch available GHSA-xr2c-5w89-63pv
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:python-poetry:poetry:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.1.9 | Vulnerable | python-poetry |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:python-poetry:poetry:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.9 Vulnerable ·python-poetry
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-xr2c-5w89-63pv poetry (PyPI) Fixed in 1.1.9 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-26184
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xr2c-5w89-63pv
References
Advisory 3
Other 5
- https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/securing-developer-tools-package-managers/
- https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry-core/commit/1e1a109a1009daaab2367ce90c997f0cbbb0c1d1
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/poetry/PYSEC-2022-234.yaml
- https://github.com/python-poetry
- https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/securing-developer-tools-package-managers
More python-poetry Poetry vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-16492 Poetry Argument Injection vulnerability can lead to local Code Execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2026-26838 Poetry Has Wheel Path Traversal Which Can Lead to Arbitrary File Write CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2022-16493 Poetry's Untrusted Search Path can lead to Local Code Execution on Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
Sources
- CVE-2022-26184 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-26184 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xr2c-5w89-63pv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-26184 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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