Link Following Affecting python-virtualenv package, versions <1.6-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-PYTHONVIRTUALENV-20360832
  • published1 Oct 2026
  • disclosed31 Dec 2011

Introduced: 31 Dec 2011

CVE-2011-4617  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest python-virtualenv to version 1.6-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-virtualenv package and not the python-virtualenv package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

virtualenv.py in virtualenv before 1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a certain file in /tmp/.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1