pip: pip: Arbitrary code execution or information disclosure via malicious wheel package installation

A flaw was found in pip. Prior to version 26.1, pip's self-update check functionality would execute after installing wheel packages. This process involved importing newly installed Python modules. A malicious actor could craft a specially designed wheel package that, when installed, could lead to...

AZL-85011 CVE-2026-6357 affecting package python-pip for versions less than 24.2-8

pip prior to version 26.1 would run self-update check functionality after installing wheel files which required importing well-known Python modules names. These module imports were intentionally deferred to increase startup time of the pip CLI. The patch changes self-update functionality to run...

EUVD-2026-25857

pip prior to version 26.1 would run self-update check functionality after installing wheel files which required importing well-known Python modules names. These module imports were intentionally deferred to increase startup time of the pip CLI. The patch changes self-update functionality to run...

CVE-2026-6357

pip prior to version 26.1 would run self-update check functionality after installing wheel files which required importing well-known Python modules names. These module imports were intentionally deferred to increase startup time of the pip CLI. The patch changes self-update functionality to run...

CVE-2026-6357

pip prior to version 26.1 would run self-update check functionality after installing wheel files which required importing well-known Python modules names. These module imports were intentionally deferred to increase startup time of the pip CLI. The patch changes self-update functionality to run...

pip security vulnerabilities

pip is a Python package installer developed by the Python Packaging Authority. Versions of pip prior to 26.1 contained security vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities stemmed from the self-update check feature, which ran after the installation of wheel files, potentially leading to the import of...

CVE-2026-6357: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

pip prior to version 26.1 would run self-update check functionality after installing wheel files which required importing well-known Python modules names. These module imports were intentionally deferred to increase startup time of the pip CLI. The patch changes self-update functionality to run...