CVE-2026-1703 Affecting python39-base package, versions <3.9.25-150300.4.109.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.44% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-PYTHON39BASE-19853575
  • published16 Sept 2026
  • disclosed14 Sept 2026

Introduced: 14 Sep 2026

CVE-2026-1703  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 python39-base to version 3.9.25-150300.4.109.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python39-base package and not the python39-base package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.5 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