CVE-2026-113715: virtualenv: Venv configuration readback can reinterpret path boundaries
pypa · virtualenv
Affected: pypa virtualenv · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 15% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, the stdlib venv creator reads generated pyvenv.cfg with str.splitlines() and merges parsed keys over virtualenv's selected configuration. An untrusted caller who influences the destination pathname can include a line-boundary character such as U+2028 to inject keys including home and include-system-site-packages, causing path data to change configuration structure before final output. Setting include-system-site-packages to true weakens environment isolation, while an altered home can change which standard-library files the interpreter loads if the attacker also controls that location. The builtin creator does not use this readback path. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.9.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- pypa · virtualenv< 21.14.9
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- pypa
- Published
- October 2026
CoverageNo articles yet
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References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-93cwe.mitre.org
- github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advisories/GHSA-qmx5-4p3x-wvgithub.com
- github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3426github.com
- github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/b0008a58885ded9227faf8f910c6c4github.com
- github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9github.com