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TI-2026-66812 Aliases GHSA-4gg8-gxpx-9rph

uv is vulnerable to arbitrary file write through entry point names

Priority LOW 38CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
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Privileges required
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User interaction
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Attack complexity
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Impact type
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Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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Fix status
Fixed

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.

Summary

### Impact In versions of uv prior to 0.11.15, when installing a distribution containing an entry point specification (under `console_scripts` or `gui_scripts`), uv would place the generated entry point according to the given name even if doing so resulted in a path outside of the environment's scripts directory. A malicious wheel could use this to place an executable outside of the intended environment, including in a directory already present on the user's `PATH`. This could shadow or overwrite an existing executable and potentially result in unexpected code execution under the wheel's control, even if the wheel's installation environment was not explicitly added to `PATH` by the user. In order to exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must induce their target into installing a malicious wheel. ### Patches uv 0.11.15 and newer address this vulnerability. Users are encouraged to upgrade to 0.11.15. ### Workarounds There is no workaround other than upgrading to uv 0.11.15.

Why it matters now

Fix Fixed uv (PyPI): 0.11.15uv (crates.io): 0.11.15

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—uv (PyPI)before 0.11.150.11.15Patch availableGHSA-4gg8-gxpx-9rph
—uv (crates.io)before 0.11.150.11.15Patch availableGHSA-4gg8-gxpx-9rph
  • uv (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.11.15 Fixed in 0.11.15 Patch available GHSA-4gg8-gxpx-9rph
  • uv (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.11.15 Fixed in 0.11.15 Patch available GHSA-4gg8-gxpx-9rph

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-4gg8-gxpx-9rph uv (PyPI) Fixed in 0.11.15 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-4gg8-gxpx-9rph uv (crates.io) Fixed in 0.11.15 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-4gg8-gxpx-9rph

References

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