Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting pip package, versions [24.1b1,25.0)
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- published2 Feb 2025
- disclosed1 Feb 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 1 Feb 2025
New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-94 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade pip to version 25.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution by implanting a malicious wheel file in pip's installation directory, which will replace the module being installed and get executed during installation.
Note: The specific vulnerable behavior arises because pip._internal.self_outdated_check is loaded after a module is installed, which is fixed in the 25.0 release of pip. However, the assumption of a trusted environment and trusted install files is still maintained and measures must therefore be taken outside the scope of pip to fully secure it against local threats.