MEDIUM 5.5

PYSEC-2026-196

Details

pip would treat console_scripts and gui_scripts as paths instead of file names without sanitizing the resolved absolute path to the installation directory, leading to entry points being installed outside the installation directory.

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Affected packages

PyPI / pip

Introduced in: 0 Fixed in: 26.1.2

Fix pip install --upgrade 'pip>=26.1.2'

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/01/5 [ADVISORY]
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/YV63UET5D3OOJY7O4M5XCVYO2YM4NBYJ/ [ADVISORY]
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/14000 [FIX]