Answer in brief
CVE-2026-8643 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in pip can extract console_scripts and gui_scripts outside installation directory. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Python Packaging Authority/pip (generic), pip (pip). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-8643 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in pip can extract console_scripts and gui_scripts outside installation directory. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Python Packaging Authority/pip (generic), pip (pip). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 5.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Python Packaging Authority/pip (generic), pip (pip). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pypa:pip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Python Packaging Authority/pipgeneric | >=24.0 <26.1.2 | 26.1.2 |
| pippip | <26.1.2 | 26.1.2 |
Published upstream
Jun 1, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jun 30, 2026
pip would treat console_scripts and gui_scripts as paths instead of file names without sanitizing the resolved absolute path to the installation directory, leading to entry points being installed outside the installation directory.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
CVSS is 5.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Python Packaging Authority/pip (generic), pip (pip). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pypa:pip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Python Packaging Authority/pipgeneric | >=24.0 <26.1.2 | 26.1.2 |
| pippip | <26.1.2 | 26.1.2 |
Published upstream
Jun 1, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jun 30, 2026
pip would treat console_scripts and gui_scripts as paths instead of file names without sanitizing the resolved absolute path to the installation directory, leading to entry points being installed outside the installation directory.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.