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TI-2022-19472 Aliases CVE-2022-40898GHSA-qwmp-2cf2-g9g6

An issue discovered in Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) Wheel 0.37.1 and earlier allows…

Priority HIGH 72CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-1333.

Summary

An issue discovered in Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) Wheel 0.37.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via attacker controlled input to wheel cli.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02837 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial wheel (PyPI): 0.38.1Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—wheel (PyPI)before 0.38.10.38.1Patch availableGHSA-qwmp-2cf2-g9g6
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • wheel (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.38.1 Fixed in 0.38.1 Patch available GHSA-qwmp-2cf2-g9g6

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wheel_project:wheel:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*before 0.38.1VulnerableWheel Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:wheel_project:wheel:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* Versions before 0.38.1 Vulnerable ·Wheel Project

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-qwmp-2cf2-g9g6 wheel (PyPI) Fixed in 0.38.1 Advisory →

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:10761 Released 2024-12-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    rhc-worker-playbook security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rhc-worker-playbook-0.1.10-1.el9_5
  • RHSA-2023:6793 Released 2023-11-08 · Red Hat rating Important
    rh-python38-python security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for RHEL Workstation(v. 7) rh-python38-python-3.8.18-2.el7, rh-python38-python-cryptography-2.8-6.el7, rh-python38-python-debug-3.8.18-2.el7 +14
    • Red Hat Software Collections for RHEL(v. 7) rh-python38-python-3.8.18-2.el7, rh-python38-python-cryptography-2.8-6.el7, rh-python38-python-debug-3.8.18-2.el7 +14
  • RHSA-2023:6712 Released 2023-11-07 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    python-wheel security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) python-wheel-1:0.36.2-8.el9, python3-wheel-1:0.36.2-8.el9, python3-wheel-wheel-1:0.36.2-8.el9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:6712
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:10761
Red Hat Software Collections for RHEL Workstation(v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2023:6793
Red Hat Software Collections for RHEL(v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2023:6793
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Software Collections for RHEL Workstation(v. 7)
  • Red Hat Software Collections for RHEL(v. 7)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-40898
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qwmp-2cf2-g9g6

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 3

Other 5

  • TI-2026-19377 wheel Allows Arbitrary File Permission Modification via Path Traversal CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1

Sources

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