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CVE-2026-113776 (GCVE-0-2026-113776)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-10-20 22:03 – Updated: 2026-10-20 22:03
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv activation scripts run code from a path that contains a placeholder name
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. From 20.26.6 until 21.14.2, ViaTemplateActivator.instantiate_template() replaces placeholders one key at a time across the complete activation template, so trigger names such as __VIRTUAL_NAME__, __VIRTUAL_ENV__, or __VIRTUAL_PROMPT__ inside an already substituted and quoted environment path or prompt can be replaced during a later pass. The later value's quoting can close the earlier literal and execute the remaining path when a user activates the environment through bash, fish, xonsh, or activate_this.py. The distinct csh prompt-display token __VIRTUAL_PROMPT_DISPLAY_TCSH__ can instead break the generated script without establishing command execution. The attacker must influence the destination path or --prompt, and a value without a relevant placeholder name does not trigger this mechanism. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.2.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/602b266… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.2 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypa | virtualenv |
Affected:
>= 20.26.6, < 21.14.2
|
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CVE-2026-113732 (GCVE-0-2026-113732)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-10-20 22:01 – Updated: 2026-10-20 22:01
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv activate.fish runs commands from a path or prompt with a backslash before a quote
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.2, FishActivator inherits ViaTemplateActivator.quote(), which uses POSIX shlex.quote() even though fish interprets backslashes and single quotes differently. An attacker-influenced environment path, --prompt, or VIRTUALENV_PROMPT value containing a backslash before a quote can therefore terminate the generated fish literal and execute command substitution when the user sources activate.fish. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.2.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/3bddeaf… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.2 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypa | virtualenv |
Affected:
< 21.14.2
|
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CVE-2026-113726 (GCVE-0-2026-113726)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-10-20 22:05 – Updated: 2026-10-20 22:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv activate runs commands from the environment name in zsh with PROMPT_SUBST
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.13.0, the bash activate script that zsh also sources leaves the environment name unescaped; from 21.13.0 until 21.14.4, it escapes backslashes, dollar signs, and backticks only when BASH_VERSION is set, so zsh receives the raw value. The script assigns that value to PS1. In zsh with PROMPT_SUBST, an attacker-influenced environment directory, --prompt, or VIRTUALENV_PROMPT value containing command, parameter, or arithmetic expansion syntax can therefore execute commands in the user's shell each time the prompt is drawn. A percent sign is separately interpreted as a zsh prompt escape but does not by itself execute commands. Plain zsh with PROMPT_SUBST disabled and bash are not affected by this mechanism. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.4.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/5b91536… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.4 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypa | virtualenv |
Affected:
< 21.14.4
|
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CVE-2026-113725 (GCVE-0-2026-113725)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-10-20 19:56 – Updated: 2026-10-21 15:52
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv bash activate runs commands from an environment name with a backslash before $
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.7, the bash activate script escapes the environment name for only one of the two passes bash makes over PS1, so a backslash in the name undoes the escaping and a name containing \$(...) runs as commands in the user's shell each time bash draws the prompt. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.7.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-21 14:39 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/c3104e0… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.7 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypa | virtualenv |
Affected:
< 21.14.7
|
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CVE-2026-113724 (GCVE-0-2026-113724)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-10-20 19:53 – Updated: 2026-10-20 19:53
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv: Deletion recovery can change a symlink target's mode
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, the safe_delete() deletion error handler responds to a failed removal by reading mode bits with os.lstat(path) and applying owner-write permission with os.chmod(path, ...), which follows a symlink. A planted link inside a read-only directory can therefore cause a victim-owned target outside the destination that is initially not writable by the invoking user to become broadly writable before the retry fails, provided that user owns the target and can change its mode. Another account can use the widened mode only if it can traverse the target's parent directories; root does not reach the demonstrated failure path, and the operation does not itself read the target. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.9.
Severity
4.5 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3427 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/2bfdc02… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypa | virtualenv |
Affected:
< 21.14.9
|
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CVE-2026-113723 (GCVE-0-2026-113723)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-10-20 19:51 – Updated: 2026-10-20 19:51
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv: Bash prompt values can change meaning under older compatibility modes
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, caller-supplied prompt text can become executable syntax in the bash activation prompt. An attacker must influence the value passed to virtualenv, and a user must subsequently activate the environment and draw the prompt. This vulnerability is fixed in 21.14.9.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3418 | x_refsource_MISC |
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| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
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Affected:
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CVE-2026-113722 (GCVE-0-2026-113722)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-10-20 19:48 – Updated: 2026-10-20 19:48
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv: Generated POSIX console launchers interpret destination paths as shell syntax
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, virtualenv's ScriptMakerCustom and pip pass an incompletely quoted interpreter path to distlib ScriptMaker when generating POSIX console scripts. When the path contains a space or produces a shebang longer than 127 bytes, distlib emits a /bin/sh wrapper whose double-quoted interpreter path still expands command substitutions and backticks. An attacker who influences the environment destination can therefore execute commands with the user's privileges when the user later runs a generated launcher; environment creation and activation do not trigger the command. Existing launchers are not repaired by upgrading virtualenv alone and must be regenerated, while a later independent pip installation or upgrade can reintroduce an affected launcher because pip's vendored distlib is unchanged. The virtualenv fix is released in version 21.14.9.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3417 | x_refsource_MISC |
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| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
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CVE-2026-113721 (GCVE-0-2026-113721)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-10-20 19:46 – Updated: 2026-10-20 19:46
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv: Generated files can follow existing destination links
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, ViaTemplateActivator._generate() removes an existing output only when Path.exists() is true, allowing a dangling symlink to survive and redirect generated activation content, while PyEnvCfg.write() opens pyvenv.cfg without first replacing an existing symbolic or hard link. Another local account that prepares final entries inside the destination can therefore cause environment creation to create or overwrite files outside the requested tree with constrained virtualenv-generated content and the invoking user's permissions. The destination parent must remain controlled by the environment owner during creation; concurrent parent-directory replacement is a separate concern. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.9.
Severity
4.5 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3431 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/d25f286… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
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| pypa | virtualenv |
Affected:
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CVE-2026-113720 (GCVE-0-2026-113720)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-10-20 19:43 – Updated: 2026-10-21 15:52
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv: Seeded files retain permissions from an older cache
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, the app-data copy seeder uses shutil.copy() to copy cached package files into later environments, causing cached source modes to override the current run's umask. A cache populated under a permissive umask can therefore produce files writable by another local account in a later traversable environment, allowing package code such as pip/__init__.py to be modified and executed by the environment owner. The attacker cannot force the earlier umask, and a private destination parent prevents access. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.9.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-21 14:24 UTC
CWE
- CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3425 | x_refsource_MISC |
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| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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Affected:
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CVE-2026-113719 (GCVE-0-2026-113719)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-10-20 19:42 – Updated: 2026-10-20 19:42
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv: Seed replacement does not contain metadata deletion paths
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, PipInstall._uninstall_previous_version() accepts existing seed-package metadata and _uninstall_dist() joins entries from top_level.txt and RECORD to site-packages without checking containment. When a reused destination contains distribution metadata influenced by another account, relative traversal, absolute entries, or linked parents can cause app-data reseeding to delete files outside the environment or the environment root with the invoking user's permissions, provided that user has deletion rights over the named paths. The deletion occurs during environment creation before any later use of the environment. Fresh environments without existing package metadata and creation with --clear do not enter this cleanup path. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.9.
Severity
4.5 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3428 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/e3cea6f… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
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Affected:
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CVE-2026-113718 (GCVE-0-2026-113718)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-10-20 19:39 – Updated: 2026-10-20 19:39
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv: Xonsh activation literals depend on the script decoding codec
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, POSIX xonsh activation quote() uses repr() to write printable non-ASCII prompt or destination data into UTF-8 activate.xsh, while xonsh can read that script using $XONSH_ENCODING. Under a legacy multibyte codec such as GBK or Big5, a UTF-8 trail byte can consume the backslash before an adjacent quote, allowing the literal to close and attacker-influenced statements to execute when the user sources the generated script. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.9.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3432 | x_refsource_MISC |
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| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9 | x_refsource_MISC |
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CVE-2026-113717 (GCVE-0-2026-113717)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-10-20 19:22 – Updated: 2026-10-20 19:32
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv: Pip seeding with download omits wheel digest verification
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, PipInvoke.get_pip_install_cmd() handles --seeder pip --download by calling get_wheel(download=False) and then allowing pip to consult the configured index, bypassing virtualenv's download_wheel() and verify_wheel_digest() path. When virtualenv's default-index PyPI digest comparison remains enabled, an index candidate matching the bundled package and version can therefore be selected without comparison to PyPI SHA-256 metadata. Explicit custom-index settings already opt out of that comparison and remain outside this verification-bypass claim; the demonstrated configuration used a non-PyPI index while leaving the index environment variables unset so the comparison policy remained active. This condition does not independently defeat TLS or establish control of the index response. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.9.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-20 19:32 UTC
CWE
- CWE-494 - Download of Code Without Integrity Check
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3430 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/7babec6… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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| pypa | virtualenv |
Affected:
< 21.14.9
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CVE-2026-113716 (GCVE-0-2026-113716)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-10-20 19:18 – Updated: 2026-10-21 15:52
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv: Builtin creation follows linked environment directories
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, the builtin creator calls ensure_dir() for executable, library, and package directories, and ensure_dir() accepts an existing symlink to a directory because exists() follows it. Interpreter creation, seed installation, and activation generation then write through the linked parent outside the requested destination when another local account prepared the tree and the invoking user can access the target. The --clear option removes the planted tree first, while ordinary creation reaches it; arbitrary attacker-selected output bytes are not established. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.9.
Severity
4.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-21 14:24 UTC
CWE
- CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3429 | x_refsource_MISC |
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| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
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| pypa | virtualenv |
Affected:
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CVE-2026-113715 (GCVE-0-2026-113715)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-10-20 19:42 – Updated: 2026-10-20 19:42
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv: Venv configuration readback can reinterpret path boundaries
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, the stdlib venv creator reads generated pyvenv.cfg with str.splitlines() and merges parsed keys over virtualenv's selected configuration. An untrusted caller who influences the destination pathname can include a line-boundary character such as U+2028 to inject keys including home and include-system-site-packages, causing path data to change configuration structure before final output. Setting include-system-site-packages to true weakens environment isolation, while an altered home can change which standard-library files the interpreter loads if the attacker also controls that location. The builtin creator does not use this readback path. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.9.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-93 - Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3426 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/b0008a5… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypa | virtualenv |
Affected:
< 21.14.9
|
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CVE-2026-113714 (GCVE-0-2026-113714)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-10-20 19:09 – Updated: 2026-10-20 19:19
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv: Downloaded wheel selection and caching precede verification
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, download_wheel() writes package-index downloads directly into the reusable wheel/house cache before selecting a verification target from pip's textual Saved output. With default-index digest comparison enabled, a controlled package index can inject a misleading Saved line through a discarded link's data-requires-python attribute; this forged-line variant also requires knowledge of an absolute path to the genuine bundled wheel. The wrong path can then be hashed, while a digest mismatch leaves the rejected archive in the cache for later selection without verification. A separate rejected-cache-file variant requires control over downloaded data or archive selection but not the forged-line prerequisites. Explicit custom-index exceptions are outside the promised PyPI comparison, and the issue does not independently bypass TLS or establish control of default PyPI. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.9.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-354 - Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3430 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/7babec6… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypa | virtualenv |
Affected:
< 21.14.9
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CVE-2026-113713 (GCVE-0-2026-113713)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-10-20 19:06 – Updated: 2026-10-20 19:06
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv: Temporary app-data can leave dangling seed package links
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. From 21.14.8 until 21.14.10, the app-data seeder can leave an environment linked to temporary package files that virtualenv deletes when creation finishes. The environment-variable and configuration-file forms of symlink_app_data can enable this state even though the command-line flag is disabled for temporary app-data. The resulting environment depends on a cache pathname that its owner no longer controls. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.10.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-377 - Insecure Temporary File
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3437 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/b81995c… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/2… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypa | virtualenv |
Affected:
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CVE-2026-113726 (GCVE-0-2026-113726)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-20 22:05 – Updated: 2026-10-20 22:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv activate runs commands from the environment name in zsh with PROMPT_SUBST
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.13.0, the bash activate script that zsh also sources leaves the environment name unescaped; from 21.13.0 until 21.14.4, it escapes backslashes, dollar signs, and backticks only when BASH_VERSION is set, so zsh receives the raw value. The script assigns that value to PS1. In zsh with PROMPT_SUBST, an attacker-influenced environment directory, --prompt, or VIRTUALENV_PROMPT value containing command, parameter, or arithmetic expansion syntax can therefore execute commands in the user's shell each time the prompt is drawn. A percent sign is separately interpreted as a zsh prompt escape but does not by itself execute commands. Plain zsh with PROMPT_SUBST disabled and bash are not affected by this mechanism. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.4.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/5b91536… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.4 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypa | virtualenv |
Affected:
< 21.14.4
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CVE-2026-113776 (GCVE-0-2026-113776)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-20 22:03 – Updated: 2026-10-20 22:03
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv activation scripts run code from a path that contains a placeholder name
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. From 20.26.6 until 21.14.2, ViaTemplateActivator.instantiate_template() replaces placeholders one key at a time across the complete activation template, so trigger names such as __VIRTUAL_NAME__, __VIRTUAL_ENV__, or __VIRTUAL_PROMPT__ inside an already substituted and quoted environment path or prompt can be replaced during a later pass. The later value's quoting can close the earlier literal and execute the remaining path when a user activates the environment through bash, fish, xonsh, or activate_this.py. The distinct csh prompt-display token __VIRTUAL_PROMPT_DISPLAY_TCSH__ can instead break the generated script without establishing command execution. The attacker must influence the destination path or --prompt, and a value without a relevant placeholder name does not trigger this mechanism. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.2.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/602b266… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.2 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypa | virtualenv |
Affected:
>= 20.26.6, < 21.14.2
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CVE-2026-113732 (GCVE-0-2026-113732)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-20 22:01 – Updated: 2026-10-20 22:01
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv activate.fish runs commands from a path or prompt with a backslash before a quote
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.2, FishActivator inherits ViaTemplateActivator.quote(), which uses POSIX shlex.quote() even though fish interprets backslashes and single quotes differently. An attacker-influenced environment path, --prompt, or VIRTUALENV_PROMPT value containing a backslash before a quote can therefore terminate the generated fish literal and execute command substitution when the user sources activate.fish. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.2.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/3bddeaf… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.2 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypa | virtualenv |
Affected:
< 21.14.2
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CVE-2026-113725 (GCVE-0-2026-113725)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-20 19:56 – Updated: 2026-10-21 15:52
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv bash activate runs commands from an environment name with a backslash before $
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.7, the bash activate script escapes the environment name for only one of the two passes bash makes over PS1, so a backslash in the name undoes the escaping and a name containing \$(...) runs as commands in the user's shell each time bash draws the prompt. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.7.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-21 14:39 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/c3104e0… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.7 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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| pypa | virtualenv |
Affected:
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CVE-2026-113724 (GCVE-0-2026-113724)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-20 19:53 – Updated: 2026-10-20 19:53
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv: Deletion recovery can change a symlink target's mode
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, the safe_delete() deletion error handler responds to a failed removal by reading mode bits with os.lstat(path) and applying owner-write permission with os.chmod(path, ...), which follows a symlink. A planted link inside a read-only directory can therefore cause a victim-owned target outside the destination that is initially not writable by the invoking user to become broadly writable before the retry fails, provided that user owns the target and can change its mode. Another account can use the widened mode only if it can traverse the target's parent directories; root does not reach the demonstrated failure path, and the operation does not itself read the target. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.9.
Severity
4.5 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3427 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/2bfdc02… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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Affected:
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CVE-2026-113723 (GCVE-0-2026-113723)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-20 19:51 – Updated: 2026-10-20 19:51
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv: Bash prompt values can change meaning under older compatibility modes
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, caller-supplied prompt text can become executable syntax in the bash activation prompt. An attacker must influence the value passed to virtualenv, and a user must subsequently activate the environment and draw the prompt. This vulnerability is fixed in 21.14.9.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3418 | x_refsource_MISC |
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| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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| pypa | virtualenv |
Affected:
< 21.14.9
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CVE-2026-113722 (GCVE-0-2026-113722)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-20 19:48 – Updated: 2026-10-20 19:48
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv: Generated POSIX console launchers interpret destination paths as shell syntax
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, virtualenv's ScriptMakerCustom and pip pass an incompletely quoted interpreter path to distlib ScriptMaker when generating POSIX console scripts. When the path contains a space or produces a shebang longer than 127 bytes, distlib emits a /bin/sh wrapper whose double-quoted interpreter path still expands command substitutions and backticks. An attacker who influences the environment destination can therefore execute commands with the user's privileges when the user later runs a generated launcher; environment creation and activation do not trigger the command. Existing launchers are not repaired by upgrading virtualenv alone and must be regenerated, while a later independent pip installation or upgrade can reintroduce an affected launcher because pip's vendored distlib is unchanged. The virtualenv fix is released in version 21.14.9.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3417 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/2519941… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypa | virtualenv |
Affected:
< 21.14.9
|
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CVE-2026-113721 (GCVE-0-2026-113721)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-20 19:46 – Updated: 2026-10-20 19:46
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv: Generated files can follow existing destination links
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, ViaTemplateActivator._generate() removes an existing output only when Path.exists() is true, allowing a dangling symlink to survive and redirect generated activation content, while PyEnvCfg.write() opens pyvenv.cfg without first replacing an existing symbolic or hard link. Another local account that prepares final entries inside the destination can therefore cause environment creation to create or overwrite files outside the requested tree with constrained virtualenv-generated content and the invoking user's permissions. The destination parent must remain controlled by the environment owner during creation; concurrent parent-directory replacement is a separate concern. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.9.
Severity
4.5 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3431 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/d25f286… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
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| pypa | virtualenv |
Affected:
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CVE-2026-113720 (GCVE-0-2026-113720)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-20 19:43 – Updated: 2026-10-21 15:52
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv: Seeded files retain permissions from an older cache
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, the app-data copy seeder uses shutil.copy() to copy cached package files into later environments, causing cached source modes to override the current run's umask. A cache populated under a permissive umask can therefore produce files writable by another local account in a later traversable environment, allowing package code such as pip/__init__.py to be modified and executed by the environment owner. The attacker cannot force the earlier umask, and a private destination parent prevents access. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.9.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-21 14:24 UTC
CWE
- CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3425 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/35f0b33… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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Affected:
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CVE-2026-113715 (GCVE-0-2026-113715)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-20 19:42 – Updated: 2026-10-20 19:42
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv: Venv configuration readback can reinterpret path boundaries
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, the stdlib venv creator reads generated pyvenv.cfg with str.splitlines() and merges parsed keys over virtualenv's selected configuration. An untrusted caller who influences the destination pathname can include a line-boundary character such as U+2028 to inject keys including home and include-system-site-packages, causing path data to change configuration structure before final output. Setting include-system-site-packages to true weakens environment isolation, while an altered home can change which standard-library files the interpreter loads if the attacker also controls that location. The builtin creator does not use this readback path. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.9.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-93 - Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3426 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/b0008a5… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypa | virtualenv |
Affected:
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CVE-2026-113719 (GCVE-0-2026-113719)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-20 19:42 – Updated: 2026-10-20 19:42
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv: Seed replacement does not contain metadata deletion paths
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, PipInstall._uninstall_previous_version() accepts existing seed-package metadata and _uninstall_dist() joins entries from top_level.txt and RECORD to site-packages without checking containment. When a reused destination contains distribution metadata influenced by another account, relative traversal, absolute entries, or linked parents can cause app-data reseeding to delete files outside the environment or the environment root with the invoking user's permissions, provided that user has deletion rights over the named paths. The deletion occurs during environment creation before any later use of the environment. Fresh environments without existing package metadata and creation with --clear do not enter this cleanup path. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.9.
Severity
4.5 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3428 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/e3cea6f… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypa | virtualenv |
Affected:
< 21.14.9
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CVE-2026-113718 (GCVE-0-2026-113718)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-20 19:39 – Updated: 2026-10-20 19:39
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv: Xonsh activation literals depend on the script decoding codec
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, POSIX xonsh activation quote() uses repr() to write printable non-ASCII prompt or destination data into UTF-8 activate.xsh, while xonsh can read that script using $XONSH_ENCODING. Under a legacy multibyte codec such as GBK or Big5, a UTF-8 trail byte can consume the backslash before an adjacent quote, allowing the literal to close and attacker-influenced statements to execute when the user sources the generated script. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.9.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3432 | x_refsource_MISC |
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| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
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Affected:
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CVE-2026-113717 (GCVE-0-2026-113717)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-20 19:22 – Updated: 2026-10-20 19:32
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv: Pip seeding with download omits wheel digest verification
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, PipInvoke.get_pip_install_cmd() handles --seeder pip --download by calling get_wheel(download=False) and then allowing pip to consult the configured index, bypassing virtualenv's download_wheel() and verify_wheel_digest() path. When virtualenv's default-index PyPI digest comparison remains enabled, an index candidate matching the bundled package and version can therefore be selected without comparison to PyPI SHA-256 metadata. Explicit custom-index settings already opt out of that comparison and remain outside this verification-bypass claim; the demonstrated configuration used a non-PyPI index while leaving the index environment variables unset so the comparison policy remained active. This condition does not independently defeat TLS or establish control of the index response. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.9.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-20 19:32 UTC
CWE
- CWE-494 - Download of Code Without Integrity Check
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3430 | x_refsource_MISC |
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| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
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Affected:
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CVE-2026-113716 (GCVE-0-2026-113716)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-20 19:18 – Updated: 2026-10-21 15:52
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
virtualenv: Builtin creation follows linked environment directories
Summary
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, the builtin creator calls ensure_dir() for executable, library, and package directories, and ensure_dir() accepts an existing symlink to a directory because exists() follows it. Interpreter creation, seed installation, and activation generation then write through the linked parent outside the requested destination when another local account prepared the tree and the invoking user can access the target. The --clear option removes the planted tree first, while ordinary creation reaches it; arbitrary attacker-selected output bytes are not established. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.9.
Severity
4.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-21 14:24 UTC
CWE
- CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3429 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/554d9f9… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
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Affected:
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