CVE-2025-8869 (Medium) detected in pip-25.0.1-py3-none-any.whl

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CVE-2025-8869 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - pip-25.0.1-py3-none-any.whl

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Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/c9/bc/b7db44f5f39f9d0494071bddae6880eb645970366d0a200022a1a93d57f5/pip-25.0.1-py3-none-any.whl

Path to dependency file: /requirements/requirements.txt

Path to vulnerable library: /tmp/ws-ua_20251201181251_TWSCBH/python_WWKZDA/202512011813071/env/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip-25.0.1.dist-info

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ pip-25.0.1-py3-none-any.whl (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 10d61b2746d4a6d810ae62627bd11db903909b67

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

When extracting a tar archive pip may not check symbolic links point into the extraction directory if the tarfile module doesn't implement PEP 706.
Note that upgrading pip to a "fixed" version for this vulnerability doesn't fix all known vulnerabilities that are remediated by using a Python version that implements PEP 706.
Note that this is a vulnerability in pip's fallback implementation of tar extraction for Python versions that don't implement PEP 706
and therefore are not secure to all vulnerabilities in the Python 'tarfile' module. If you're using a Python version that implements PEP 706
then pip doesn't use the "vulnerable" fallback code.
Mitigations include upgrading to a version of pip that includes the fix, upgrading to a Python version that implements PEP 706 (Python >=3.9.17, >=3.10.12, >=3.11.4, or >=3.12),
applying the linked patch, or inspecting source distributions (sdists) before installation as is already a best-practice.

Publish Date: 2025-09-24

URL: CVE-2025-8869

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-4xh5-x5gv-qwph

Release Date: 2025-09-24

Fix Resolution: 25.2

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