CVE-2026-1137194.5MediumCWE-22

CVE-2026-113719: virtualenv: Seed replacement does not contain metadata deletion paths

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.

0.2%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

10th percentile

050100

Higher than 10% of scored CVEs

4.5MediumCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, PipInstall._uninstall_previous_version() accepts existing seed-package metadata and _uninstall_dist() joins entries from top_level.txt and RECORD to site-packages without checking containment. When a reused destination contains distribution metadata influenced by another account, relative traversal, absolute entries, or linked parents can cause app-data reseeding to delete files outside the environment or the environment root with the invoking user's permissions, provided that user has deletion rights over the named paths. The deletion occurs during environment creation before any later use of the environment. Fresh environments without existing package metadata and creation with --clear do not enter this cleanup path. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.9.

Affected products1

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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
Weakness: Path Traversal · File and Path Handling
Vendor: pypa
Published: October 2026
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), October 2026

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