uv before 0.11.15 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows malicious wheels to write files outside the scripts directory via crafted console_scripts or gui_scripts entry point names. Attackers who induce users to install a malicious wheel can place executables in PATH directories, shadowing or overwriting existing binaries for code execution.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
astral-sh uv unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 0.11.15
0.11.15 unaffected —
astral-sh uv unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 0.11.15
0.11.15 unaffected —

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/security/advisories/GHSA-4gg8-gxpx-9rph cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/uv-before-0.11.15-arbitrary-file-write-via-entry-point-names cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:45:00 +0000

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Description uv before 0.11.15 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows malicious wheels to write files outside the scripts directory via crafted console_scripts or gui_scripts entry point names. Attackers who induce users to install a malicious wheel can place executables in PATH directories, shadowing or overwriting existing binaries for code execution.
Title uv before 0.11.15 Arbitrary File Write via Entry Point Names
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-21T00:37:08.897Z

Reserved: 2026-10-20T21:47:43.313Z

Link: CVE-2026-114109

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-21T01:17:36.957

Modified: 2026-10-21T01:17:36.957

Link: CVE-2026-114109

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Weaknesses