Insecure permissions in Chocolatey Python3 package v3.11.0 and below grants all users in…
Priority LOW 20CWE-732Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Insecure permissions in Chocolatey Python3 package v3.11.0 and below grants all users in the Authenticated Users group write privileges for the subfolder C:\Python311 and all files located in that folder.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0039 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:chocolatey:chocolatey_python3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.11.0 | Vulnerable | chocolatey |
- cpe:2.3:a:chocolatey:chocolatey_python3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.11.0 Vulnerable ·chocolatey
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-45305
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5r2m-hcrf-wwfq
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-45305 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-45305 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5r2m-hcrf-wwfq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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