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brew-pdm-cve-2026-47781
Vulnerability from osv_homebrew
Published
2026-08-13 17:25
Modified
2026-09-15 10:09
Summary
pdm: Project-Controlled `.pdm-plugins` Content Executes Before CLI Parsing
Details

PDM is a Python package and dependency manager. In versions up to and including 2.26.9, PDM automatically loads project-local plugins from a .pdm-plugins directory during initialization, allowing an attacker-controlled file in an untrusted repository checkout to execute arbitrary Python code before any command is parsed. This happens because load_plugins() runs during Core.init() and adds .pdm-plugins via site.addsitedir(), which processes .pth files and immediately executes any line beginning with import, so the code runs with the privileges of the user invoking pdm and even a benign command such as pdm --version triggers it (making the impact strongest in CI, automation, and privileged contexts). The issue is fixed in version 2.27.0.

Severity
8.4 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "fix": "bump",
        "range_state": "fixed",
        "upstream_fixed_in": "2.27.0"
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        "purl": "pkg:brew/pdm"
      },
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        }
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    "source": "matched",
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        "key": "https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm",
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      },
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        "key": "Debian/pdm",
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      },
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      },
      {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu",
        "key": "Ubuntu/pdm",
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      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "PDM is a Python package and dependency manager. In versions up to and including 2.26.9, PDM automatically loads project-local plugins from a .pdm-plugins directory during initialization, allowing an attacker-controlled file in an untrusted repository checkout to execute arbitrary Python code before any command is parsed. This happens because load_plugins() runs during Core.init() and adds .pdm-plugins via site.addsitedir(), which processes .pth files and immediately executes any line beginning with import, so the code runs with the privileges of the user invoking pdm and even a benign command such as pdm --version triggers it (making the impact strongest in CI, automation, and privileged contexts). The issue is fixed in version 2.27.0.",
  "id": "BREW-pdm-CVE-2026-47781",
  "modified": "2026-09-15T10:09:47Z",
  "published": "2026-08-13T17:25:44Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/releases/tag/2.27.0"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/47xxx/CVE-2026-47781.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/security/advisories/GHSA-qq6c-99pv-prvf"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47781"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.3",
  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "pdm: Project-Controlled `.pdm-plugins` Content Executes Before CLI Parsing",
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2026-47781",
    "GHSA-qq6c-99pv-prvf",
    "PYSEC-2026-2863"
  ]
}



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