CVE-2025-472737.7HighCWE-22

CVE-2025-47273: setuptools has a path traversal vulnerability in PackageIndex.download that leads to Arbitrary File Write

pypa · setuptools

Affected: pypa setuptools · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)

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1.6%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

76th percentile

050100

Higher than 76% of scored CVEs

7.7HighCVSS 4.0

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

setuptools is a package that allows users to download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages. A path traversal vulnerability in `PackageIndex` is present in setuptools prior to version 78.1.1. An attacker would be allowed to write files to arbitrary locations on the filesystem with the permissions of the process running the Python code, which could escalate to remote code execution depending on the context. Version 78.1.1 fixes the issue.

Affected products1

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pypa · setuptools< 78.1.1

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Exploitation: Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Path Traversal · File and Path Handling
Vendor: pypa
Published: May 2025
Band: Possible (1 to 10%), May 2025

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