Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting pip package, versions [22.1b1, 26.1)
Threat Intelligence
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- published28 Apr 2026
- disclosed27 Apr 2026
- creditDamian Shaw
Introduced: 27 Apr 2026
NewCVE-2026-6357 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade pip to version 26.1 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Injection in the self-version check logic. An attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution by overwriting pip’s modules during a pip install operation, which are later imported at the end of command execution for the version check.