CVE catalog

CVE-2022-21668

pipenv affected and fixed versions

pipenv is a Python development workflow tool. Starting with version 2018.10.9 and prior to version 2022.1.8, a flaw in pipenv's parsing of requirements files allows an attacker to insert a specially crafted string inside a comment anywhere within a requirements.txt file, which will cause victims who use pipenv to install the requirements file to download dependencies from a package index server controlled by the attacker. By embedding malicious code in packages served from their malicious index server, the attacker can trigger arbitrary remote code execution (RCE) on the victims' systems. If an attacker is able to hide a malicious `--index-url` option in a requirements file that a victim installs with pipenv, the attacker can embed arbitrary malicious code in packages served from their malicious index server that will be executed on the victim's host during installation (remote code execution/RCE). When pip installs from a source distribution, any code in the setup.py is executed by the install process. This issue is patched in version 2022.1.8. The GitHub Security Advisory contains more information about this vulnerability.

Severity: High · CVSS 8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: Jan 11, 2022, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 3.81% · Oct 27, 2026

Projects and upstream resources

[pipenv][Source-reported homepage]

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Distribution / release	Package	Version	Status	Source
Debiantrixie	pipenv	Not reported	Not affectedDistribution reports not affected	[CVE-2022-21668]
Debiantrixie	pipenv	`2024.0.1+ds-3`	Not affected	[CVE-2022-21668]
Debiansid	pipenv	Not reported	Not affectedDistribution reports not affected	[CVE-2022-21668]
Debiansid	pipenv	`2026.8.0+ds-1`	Not affected	[CVE-2022-21668]
Debianforky	pipenv	Not reported	Not affectedDistribution reports not affected	[CVE-2022-21668]
Debianforky	pipenv	`2026.8.0+ds-1`	Not affected	[CVE-2022-21668]
Debianbookworm	pipenv	Not reported	Not affectedDistribution reports not affected	[CVE-2022-21668]
Debianbookworm	pipenv	`2022.12.19+ds-1`	Not affected	[CVE-2022-21668]

Provider details and historical evidence

Distribution / release	Package	Version	Status	Source
Debianbookworm	pipenv	Not reported	Not affectedDistribution reports not affected	[CVE-2022-21668]
Debianbookworm	pipenv	`2022.12.19+ds-1`	Not affected	[CVE-2022-21668]
Debianforky	pipenv	Not reported	Not affectedDistribution reports not affected	[CVE-2022-21668]
Debianforky	pipenv	`2026.8.0+ds-1`	Not affected	[CVE-2022-21668]
Debiansid	pipenv	Not reported	Not affectedDistribution reports not affected	[CVE-2022-21668]
Debiansid	pipenv	`2026.8.0+ds-1`	Not affected	[CVE-2022-21668]
Debiantrixie	pipenv	Not reported	Not affectedDistribution reports not affected	[CVE-2022-21668]
Debiantrixie	pipenv	`2024.0.1+ds-3`	Not affected	[CVE-2022-21668]

Original provider fields

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      "status": "not affected",
      "release": "sid",
      "version": "2026.8.0+ds-1"
    },
    {
      "name": "pipenv",
      "status": "not affected",
      "release": "forky",
      "version": "2026.8.0+ds-1"
    },
    {
      "name": "pipenv",
      "status": "not affected",
      "release": "trixie",
      "version": "2024.0.1+ds-3"
    },
    {
      "name": "pipenv",
      "status": "not affected",
      "release": "bookworm",
      "version": "2022.12.19+ds-1"
    }
  ],
  "fixed_versions": [
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      "bug": null,
      "name": "pipenv",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "sid",
      "urgency": "unimportant",
      "fixed_version": "0"
    },
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "pipenv",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "forky",
      "urgency": "unimportant",
      "fixed_version": "0"
    },
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "pipenv",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "trixie",
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      "fixed_version": "0"
    },
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "pipenv",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "bookworm",
      "urgency": "unimportant",
      "fixed_version": "0"
    }
  ],
  "distribution_packages": []
}

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[pipenv]Unknown
Details (2)
- 2022.12.19+ds-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pipenv · debian · bookworm
- 2022.12.19+ds-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pipenv · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 6:24:09 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]