CVE catalog
CVE-2026-113715
python-virtualenv: CVE-2026-113715
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 4.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.24% · Oct 25, 2026
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, the stdlib venv creator reads generated pyvenv.cfg with str.splitlines() and merges parsed keys over virtualenv's selected configuration. An untrusted caller who influences the destination pathname can include a line-boundary character such as U+2028 to inject keys including home and include-system-site-packages, causing path data to change configuration structure before final output. Setting include-system-site-packages to true weakens environment isolation, while an altered home can change which standard-library files the interpreter loads if the attacker also controls that location. The builtin creator does not use this readback path. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.9.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | python-virtualenv | sid | 21.5.1+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | python-virtualenv | forky | 21.5.1+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | python-virtualenv | trixie | 20.31.2+ds-1+deb13u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | python-virtualenv | bookworm | 20.17.1+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | 14.04 | 1.10.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | 14.04 | 1.11-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | 14.04 | 1.11-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | 14.04 | 1.11.4-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | 14.04 | 1.11.4-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | 16.04 | 1.11.6+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | 16.04 | 14.0.5+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | 16.04 | 14.0.5+ds-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | 16.04 | 14.0.5+ds-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | 16.04 | 15.0.0+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | 16.04 | 15.0.0+ds-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | 16.04 | 15.0.1+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | 16.04 | 15.0.1+ds-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | 16.04 | 15.0.1+ds-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | 16.04 | 15.0.1+ds-3ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | 16.04 | 15.0.1+ds-3ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | 18.04 | 15.1.0+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | 18.04 | 15.1.0+ds-1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | pro | 20.24.1+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | pro | 20.24.6+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | pro | 20.24.6+ds-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | pro | 20.25.0+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | pro | 20.25.0+ds-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | pro | 20.25.0+ds-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | 26.10 | 20.36.1+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | 26.10 | 21.4.1+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | 26.10 | 21.5.1+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | 26.04 | 20.31.2+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | 26.04 | 20.35.3+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | 26.04 | 20.35.4+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | python-virtualenv | 26.04 | 20.36.1+ds-1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | python-virtualenv | source | sid | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1151685] |
| Debian | python-virtualenv | source | forky | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1151685] |
| Debian | python-virtualenv | source | trixie | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1151685] |
| Debian | python-virtualenv | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1151685] |
Notes
[trixie] python-virtualenv: Minor issue
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [python3-virtualenv]Affected
Source package: [python-virtualenv]
Details (2)
20.17.1+ds-1· all · bookwormAffected
dsa · python-virtualenv · debian · bookworm; dsa · python-virtualenv · debian · 12
20.17.1+ds-1· all · bookwormAffected
dsa · python-virtualenv · debian · bookworm; dsa · python-virtualenv · debian · 12
- [virtualenv]Affected
Source package: [python-virtualenv]
Details (2)
20.17.1+ds-1· all · bookwormAffected
dsa · python-virtualenv · debian · bookworm; dsa · python-virtualenv · debian · 12
20.17.1+ds-1· all · bookwormAffected
dsa · python-virtualenv · debian · bookworm; dsa · python-virtualenv · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [python3-virtualenv]Affected
Source package: [python-virtualenv]
Details (2)
20.31.2+ds-1+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
dsa · python-virtualenv · debian · 13
20.31.2+ds-1+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
dsa · python-virtualenv · debian · 13
- [virtualenv]Affected
Source package: [python-virtualenv]
Details (2)
20.31.2+ds-1+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
dsa · python-virtualenv · debian · 13
20.31.2+ds-1+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
dsa · python-virtualenv · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-113715]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-113715]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-113715]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-113715.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]