CVE catalog
CVE-2026-113719
python-virtualenv: CVE-2026-113719
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 4.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.14% · Oct 25, 2026
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, PipInstall._uninstall_previous_version() accepts existing seed-package metadata and _uninstall_dist() joins entries from top_level.txt and RECORD to site-packages without checking containment. When a reused destination contains distribution metadata influenced by another account, relative traversal, absolute entries, or linked parents can cause app-data reseeding to delete files outside the environment or the environment root with the invoking user's permissions, provided that user has deletion rights over the named paths. The deletion occurs during environment creation before any later use of the environment. Fresh environments without existing package metadata and creation with --clear do not enter this cleanup 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://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/e3cea6fa10a50fa29cf1fdddd772458fba076d5f]
- [https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3428]
- [https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9]
- [https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advisories/GHSA-hhxq-47xx-j5xx]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113719]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-113719]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-113719]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-113719]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-113719.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]