CVE-2026-1703 Affecting py3-cassandra-medusa package, versions <0.27.0-r4


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-PY3CASSANDRAMEDUSA-15993267
  • published12 Apr 2026
  • disclosed2 Feb 2026

Introduced: 2 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-1703  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard py3-cassandra-medusa to version 0.27.0-r4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream py3-cassandra-medusa package and not the py3-cassandra-medusa package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

When pip is installing and extracting a maliciously crafted wheel archive, files may be extracted outside the installation directory. The path traversal is limited to prefixes of the installation directory, thus isn't able to inject or overwrite executable files in typical situations.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1