CVE-2026-113720
Severity not reportedvirtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments.
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, the app-data copy seeder uses shutil.copy() to copy cached package files into later environments, causing cached source modes to override the current run's umask. A cache populated under a permissive umask can therefore produce files writable by another local account in a later traversable environment, allowing package code such as pip/__init__.py to be modified and executed by the environment owner. The attacker cannot force the earlier umask, and a private destination parent prevents access. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.9.
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/35f0b33562790176dd186d0a3c517af3acc7a0e1 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3425 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advisories/GHSA-fc2g-4w5p-6whm security-advisories@github.com
