Directory Traversal Affecting python-pip-wheel package, versions <0:20.2.2-1.amzn2.0.13


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-PYTHONPIPWHEEL-13557905
  • published16 Oct 2025
  • disclosed24 Sept 2025

Introduced: 24 Sep 2025

NewCVE-2025-8869  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 python-pip-wheel to version 0:20.2.2-1.amzn2.0.13 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2025-3023.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-pip-wheel package and not the python-pip-wheel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

When extracting a tar archive pip may not check symbolic links point into the extraction directory if the tarfile module doesn't implement PEP 706. Note that upgrading pip to a "fixed" version for this vulnerability doesn't fix all known vulnerabilities that are remediated by using a Python version that implements PEP 706.

Note that this is a vulnerability in pip's fallback implementation of tar extraction for Python versions that don't implement PEP 706 and therefore are not secure to all vulnerabilities in the Python 'tarfile' module. If you're using a Python version that implements PEP 706 then pip doesn't use the "vulnerable" fallback code.

Mitigations include upgrading to a version of pip that includes the fix, upgrading to a Python version that implements PEP 706 (Python >=3.9.17, >=3.10.12, >=3.11.4, or >=3.12), applying the linked patch, or inspecting source distributions (sdists) before installation as is already a best-practice.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1