CVE-2026-113723

The virtualenv tool, used for creating isolated Python environments, is vulnerable to OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in versions prior to 21.14.9 . The root cause is that caller-supplied prompt text can be interpreted as executable syntax within the bash activation prompt when using older compatib...

CVE-2026-113723 virtualenv: Bash prompt values can change meaning under older compatibility modes

virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, caller-supplied prompt text can become executable syntax in the bash activation prompt. An attacker must influence the value passed to virtualenv, and a user must subsequently activate the environment and dr...