uv: Path traversal on Windows through wheel extraction
Exact source revision recorded 24 Oct 2026 13:19:54 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.
osv · GHSA-2cv4-cqwr-gwf7
Published### Impact In versions of uv from 0.12.7 to 0.12.18 on Windows, uv could be induced into writing a file outside of the installation prefix during wheel installation. A malicious wheel could use this to place an executable outside of the intended environment, including in a directory already present on the user's PATH. This vulnerability only affects Windows hosts; no other platforms are affected. ### Patches uv 0.12.18 and newer address this vulnerability. Users are encouraged to upgrade to 0.12.18. ### Workarounds There is no workaround other than upgrading to uv 0.12.18.
- Source published
- 5 Oct 2026 23:42:09 UTC
- Source modified
- 15 Oct 2026 14:55:34 UTC
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- 24 Oct 2026 13:19:54 UTC
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CVSS_V4 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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