CVE-2026-113725: virtualenv bash activate runs commands from an environment name with a backslash before $
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 18% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.7, the bash activate script escapes the environment name for only one of the two passes bash makes over PS1, so a backslash in the name undoes the escaping and a name containing \$(...) runs as commands in the user's shell each time bash draws the prompt. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.7.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- pypa · virtualenv< 21.14.7
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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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