Privilege Escalation

PyInstaller is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation. The vulnerability is due to the bootstrap process appending a special entry to sys.path and attempting to load an optional bytecode-decryption module while that entry is present, which allows an attacker who can create files/directories next to t...

EUVD-2020-0155

Malware in sbrugna...

EUVD-2023-0216

Malicious code in bioql PyPI...

Important Photon OS Security Update - PHSA-2025-5.0-91-0634

Updates of 'python3-pyinstaller' packages of Photon OS have been released...

Important Photon OS Security Update - PHSA-2025-5.0-0634

Updates of 'python3-pyinstaller' packages of Photon OS have been released...

OESA-2025-2324 python-pyinstaller security update

PyInstaller bundles a Python application and all its dependencies into a single package. The user can run the packaged app without installing a Python interpreter or any modules. Security Fixes: Due to a special entry being appended to sys.path during the bootstrap process of a PyInstaller-frozen...

OESA-2025-2322 python-pyinstaller security update

PyInstaller bundles a Python application and all its dependencies into a single package. The user can run the packaged app without installing a Python interpreter or any modules. Security Fixes: Due to a special entry being appended to sys.path during the bootstrap process of a PyInstaller-frozen...

OESA-2025-2323 python-pyinstaller security update

PyInstaller bundles a Python application and all its dependencies into a single package. The user can run the packaged app without installing a Python interpreter or any modules. Security Fixes: Due to a special entry being appended to sys.path during the bootstrap process of a PyInstaller-frozen...

Important Photon OS Security Update - PHSA-2025-4.0-0877

Updates of 'python3-pyinstaller' packages of Photon OS have been released...

CVE-2025-59042

PyInstaller bundles a Python application and all its dependencies into a single package. Due to a special entry being appended to sys.path during the bootstrap process of a PyInstaller-frozen application, and due to the bootstrap script attempting to load an optional module for bytecode decryptio...

SUSE CVE-2025-59042

PyInstaller bundles a Python application and all its dependencies into a single package. Due to a special entry being appended to sys.path during the bootstrap process of a PyInstaller-frozen application, and due to the bootstrap script attempting to load an optional module for bytecode decryptio...

GHSA-P2XP-XX3R-MFFC PyInstaller has local privilege escalation vulnerability

Impact Due to a special entry being appended to sys.path during the bootstrap process of a PyInstaller-frozen application, and due to the bootstrap script attempting to load an optional module for bytecode decryption while this entry is still present in sys.path, an application built with...

PyInstaller has local privilege escalation vulnerability

Impact Due to a special entry being appended to sys.path during the bootstrap process of a PyInstaller-frozen application, and due to the bootstrap script attempting to load an optional module for bytecode decryption while this entry is still present in sys.path, an application built with...

CVE-2025-59042

PyInstaller bundles a Python application and all its dependencies into a single package. Due to a special entry being appended to sys.path during the bootstrap process of a PyInstaller-frozen application, and due to the bootstrap script attempting to load an optional module for bytecode decryptio...

Arbitrary Code Injection

Overview pyinstaller is a package that bundles a Python application and all its dependencies into a single package Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Injection in the bootstrap process. An attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution by placing malicious files or...

CVE-2025-59042

CVE-2025-59042 is a PyInstaller-related issue. In PyInstaller builds older than 6.0.0, the bootstrap process appends a special entry to sys.path and may load an optional bytecode-decryption module, enabling an unprivileged attacker to execute arbitrary Python code if they can place a file/dir nex...

CVE-2025-59042 PyInstaller has local privilege escalation vulnerability

PyInstaller bundles a Python application and all its dependencies into a single package. Due to a special entry being appended to sys.path during the bootstrap process of a PyInstaller-frozen application, and due to the bootstrap script attempting to load an optional module for bytecode decryptio...

CVE-2025-59042 PyInstaller has local privilege escalation vulnerability

PyInstaller bundles a Python application and all its dependencies into a single package. Due to a special entry being appended to sys.path during the bootstrap process of a PyInstaller-frozen application, and due to the bootstrap script attempting to load an optional module for bytecode decryptio...

CVE-2025-59042 PyInstaller has local privilege escalation vulnerability

PyInstaller bundles a Python application and all its dependencies into a single package. Due to a special entry being appended to sys.path during the bootstrap process of a PyInstaller-frozen application, and due to the bootstrap script attempting to load an optional module for bytecode decryptio...

PT-2025-36997

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: PyInstaller versions prior to 6.0.0 Description: PyInstaller packages Python applications and their dependencies into a single package. A specially crafted entry appended to sys.path during the bootstrap process of a PyInstaller-frozen...