setuptools is a package that allows users to download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages. A path traversal vulnerability in `PackageIndex` is present in setuptools prior to version 78.1.1. An attacker would be allowed to write files to arbitrary locations on the filesystem with the permissions of the process running the Python code, which could escalate to remote code execution depending on the context. Version 78.1.1 fixes the issue.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 7.7 (HIGH)
- CVSS 4.0 Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X)
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade python39-plyUpgrade fence-virtdUpgrade fence-agents-aliyunUpgrade python39-tomlUpgrade python39-wheel-wheelUpgrade python39-urllib3Upgrade fence-agents-computeUpgrade python39-pluggyUpgrade python39-debugUpgrade fence-agents-kubevirtUpgrade fence-agents-openstackUpgrade python39-pipUpgrade python39-cryptographyUpgrade fence-agents-awsUpgrade fence-agents-wtiUpgrade fence-agents-gceUpgrade fence-virtd-libvirtUpgrade python39-idnaUpgrade python39-develUpgrade fence-agents-heuristics-pingUpgrade python39-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-pytestUpgrade python39-pybind11Upgrade fence-agents-ipmilanUpgrade fence-agents-ibm-powervsUpgrade fence-virtd-tcpUpgrade fence-agents-lparUpgrade fence-agents-vmware-soapUpgrade fence-agents-brocadeUpgrade python39-libsUpgrade fence-agents-scsiUpgrade python39-tkinterUpgrade python39-pysocksUpgrade fence-agents-ibmbladeUpgrade python39-pybind11-develUpgrade fence-agents-ipduUpgrade ha-cloud-supportUpgrade python39-rpm-macrosUpgrade python39-iniconfigUpgrade python39-psutilUpgrade python39-cffiUpgrade fence-agents-allUpgrade python3-setuptools-wheelUpgrade fence-virtUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-sshUpgrade python3.11-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python39-sixUpgrade fence-agents-redfishUpgrade python39-pyUpgrade fence-agents-intelmodularUpgrade python39-pyparsingUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-mpUpgrade fence-virtd-serialUpgrade python39-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python39Upgrade python39-more-itertoolsUpgrade python39-mod_wsgiUpgrade fence-virtd-multicastUpgrade python39-requestsUpgrade fence-agents-azure-armUpgrade python39-psycopg2Upgrade fence-agents-ilo2Upgrade python3.12-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python39-testUpgrade python39-numpy-f2pyUpgrade fence-agents-kdumpUpgrade python39-lxmlUpgrade python39-pyyamlUpgrade python39-pycparserUpgrade fence-agents-apcUpgrade python39-CythonUpgrade fence-agents-rsaUpgrade python39-wheelUpgrade fence-agents-emersonUpgrade fence-agents-apc-snmpUpgrade python3.12-setuptoolsUpgrade fence-agents-vmware-restUpgrade fence-agents-rhevmUpgrade fence-agents-rsbUpgrade fence-agents-zvmUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-moonshotUpgrade python39-scipyUpgrade fence-agents-amt-wsUpgrade fence-agents-virshUpgrade fence-agents-cisco-mdsUpgrade fence-agents-hpbladeUpgrade fence-agents-epsUpgrade fence-agents-mpathUpgrade platform-python-setuptoolsUpgrade fence-agents-bladecenterUpgrade python39-PyMySQLUpgrade fence-agents-sbdUpgrade fence-agents-drac5Upgrade python39-idleUpgrade python39-numpy-docUpgrade fence-agents-eaton-snmpUpgrade python39-wcwidthUpgrade python39-psycopg2-docUpgrade fence-agents-ibm-vpcUpgrade python39-chardetUpgrade fence-agents-ifmibUpgrade python39-pip-wheelUpgrade python3.11-setuptoolsUpgrade fence-virtd-cpgUpgrade python39-attrsUpgrade python39-numpyUpgrade python39-psycopg2-testsUpgrade fence-agents-cisco-ucsUpgrade fence-agents-commonUpgrade python39-packagingUpgrade python3-setuptools | Jul 9, 2025 | May 17, 2025 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade python-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python3-setuptoolsUpgrade python2-setuptools | Jun 13, 2025 | May 17, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade setuptools | May 20, 2025 | May 17, 2025 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2025429 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Dec 3, 2025 | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2026039 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Jan 13, 2026 | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade py313t-setuptoolsUpgrade py310-setuptools58Upgrade py314-setuptoolsUpgrade py311-setuptools58Upgrade py310-setuptoolsUpgrade py313-setuptools58Upgrade py313t-setuptools58Upgrade py314-setuptools58Upgrade py27-setuptools44Upgrade py312-setuptoolsUpgrade py313-setuptoolsUpgrade py312-setuptools58Upgrade py311-setuptools | May 21, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Ibm Aix | — | Apply the fix or workaround for python_advisory16 | Sep 25, 2025 | Aug 20, 2025 |
| Nutanix Ahv | — | Upgrade Nutanix AHV to the latest version | Jun 5, 2026 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade python39-pycparserUpgrade fence-agents-ibm-vpcUpgrade python39-pybind11-develUpgrade fence-agents-cisco-ucsUpgrade python39-pyUpgrade python39-numpy-f2pyUpgrade python39-more-itertoolsUpgrade fence-agents-kdumpUpgrade fence-agents-epsUpgrade fence-agents-commonUpgrade python39-wcwidthUpgrade python39-chardetUpgrade platform-python-setuptoolsUpgrade fence-agents-drac5Upgrade python39-requestsUpgrade python39-pyyamlUpgrade python39-sixUpgrade python39-pybind11Upgrade python39-psycopg2-testsUpgrade python39-lxmlUpgrade python39-cryptographyUpgrade python3-setuptools-wheelUpgrade fence-agents-ilo2Upgrade python39-packagingUpgrade fence-agents-wtiUpgrade fence-agents-rsaUpgrade python39-wheelUpgrade python39-idnaUpgrade fence-agents-lparUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-sshUpgrade python39-cffiUpgrade fence-agents-redfishUpgrade fence-agents-ibm-powervsUpgrade python39-urllib3Upgrade python39-iniconfigUpgrade python-setuptoolsUpgrade python3.12-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python39Upgrade python3.12-setuptoolsUpgrade fence-agents-rsbUpgrade python39-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python39-psycopg2-docUpgrade python39-idleUpgrade python3-setuptoolsUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-moonshotUpgrade fence-agents-ifmibUpgrade python39-pluggyUpgrade python3.11-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-pysocksUpgrade python39-psycopg2Upgrade fence-agents-sbdUpgrade fence-agents-rhevmUpgrade fence-agents-mpathUpgrade fence-agents-kubevirtUpgrade fence-agents-ipmilanUpgrade python39-debugUpgrade python39-pip-wheelUpgrade fence-agents-allUpgrade python39-plyUpgrade fence-agents-bladecenterUpgrade fence-agents-cisco-mdsUpgrade python39-psutilUpgrade python39-testUpgrade fence-agents-scsiUpgrade python39-libsUpgrade fence-agents-ibmbladeUpgrade fence-agents-eaton-snmpUpgrade fence-agents-vmware-soapUpgrade python39-numpyUpgrade python39-pytestUpgrade python39-PyMySQLUpgrade fence-agents-ipduUpgrade fence-agents-intelmodularUpgrade fence-agents-emersonUpgrade python39-scipyUpgrade python39-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-pipUpgrade python3.11-setuptools-wheelUpgrade fence-agents-hpbladeUpgrade python39-mod_wsgiUpgrade python39-wheel-wheelUpgrade python39-tomlUpgrade python39-pyparsingUpgrade fence-agents-heuristics-pingUpgrade fence-agents-apc-snmpUpgrade fence-agents-amt-wsUpgrade python39-numpy-docUpgrade python39-develUpgrade python39-rpm-macrosUpgrade fence-agents-brocadeUpgrade python39-attrsUpgrade fence-agents-vmware-restUpgrade python39-CythonUpgrade python39-tkinterUpgrade fence-agents-virshUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-mpUpgrade fence-agents-apc | Jul 9, 2025 | May 17, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade python39-PyMySQLUpgrade python39-wheel-wheelUpgrade python39-cffi-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-commonUpgrade python39-libsUpgrade fence-agents-apcUpgrade fence-virtd-serial-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-rsbUpgrade PyYAML-debugsourceUpgrade python3-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-debugsourceUpgrade python3.12-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python39-debuginfoUpgrade ha-cloud-supportUpgrade python39-wheelUpgrade python-cffi-debugsourceUpgrade python39-scipyUpgrade python39-pip-wheelUpgrade python39-idleUpgrade fence-agents-redfishUpgrade python39-pluggyUpgrade fence-agents-aliyunUpgrade fence-agents-amt-wsUpgrade fence-agents-cisco-mdsUpgrade fence-agents-drac5Upgrade python39Upgrade python39-Cython-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-vmware-soapUpgrade python39-psutil-debuginfoUpgrade python39-requestsUpgrade python39-attrsUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-mpUpgrade python39-pyyaml-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-mpathUpgrade python39-scipy-debuginfoUpgrade python39-wcwidthUpgrade fence-agents-sbdUpgrade python3-setuptools-wheelUpgrade fence-agents-zvmUpgrade fence-agents-ilo2Upgrade python39-debugUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-moonshotUpgrade fence-agents-rsaUpgrade fence-agents-epsUpgrade python-psutil-debugsourceUpgrade python3.11-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-psycopg2-docUpgrade fence-agents-azure-armUpgrade python39-psycopg2Upgrade python39-numpy-docUpgrade python39-psutilUpgrade fence-virtd-tcpUpgrade fence-agents-bladecenterUpgrade python39-testNo solution existsUpgrade python39-cffiUpgrade python3.12-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-mod_wsgiUpgrade python39-numpy-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-eaton-snmpUpgrade fence-agents-vmware-restUpgrade fence-agents-allUpgrade fence-agents-hpbladeUpgrade numpy-debugsourceUpgrade python39-lxml-debuginfoUpgrade python39-psycopg2-debuginfoUpgrade python39-cryptography-debuginfoUpgrade fence-virtd-cpg-debuginfoUpgrade fence-virtdUpgrade fence-agents-kdump-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-ipduUpgrade python39-pysocksUpgrade fence-agents-kubevirtUpgrade fence-agents-emersonUpgrade fence-agents-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-ibm-powervsUpgrade fence-virtd-tcp-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-intelmodularUpgrade fence-agents-debugsourceUpgrade python3.11-setuptools-wheelUpgrade platform-python-setuptoolsUpgrade fence-agents-computeUpgrade python39-tomlUpgrade fence-agents-apc-snmpUpgrade fence-virtd-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-wtiUpgrade fence-agents-ifmibUpgrade python39-cryptographyUpgrade fence-agents-lparUpgrade fence-virtd-cpgUpgrade Cython-debugsourceUpgrade python-psycopg2-debugsourceUpgrade python39-packagingUpgrade python39-chardetUpgrade fence-agents-brocadeUpgrade python39-pipUpgrade python39-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-pyyamlUpgrade python39-plyUpgrade python39-numpy-f2pyUpgrade python39-more-itertoolsUpgrade python39-idnaUpgrade fence-agents-heuristics-pingUpgrade fence-agents-awsUpgrade fence-virtd-serialUpgrade fence-agents-kubevirt-debuginfoUpgrade python-cryptography-debugsourceUpgrade python39-pybind11-develUpgrade python39-tkinterUpgrade scipy-debugsourceUpgrade ha-cloud-support-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-scsiUpgrade python39-pytestUpgrade fence-agents-ipmilanUpgrade fence-virtd-multicast-debuginfoUpgrade fence-virtd-multicastUpgrade fence-virtUpgrade fence-agents-ibmbladeUpgrade fence-agents-cisco-ucsUpgrade fence-virtd-libvirtUpgrade fence-virt-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-virshUpgrade fence-agents-openstackUpgrade fence-agents-ibm-vpcUpgrade python39-sixUpgrade python39-pybind11Upgrade python39-lxmlUpgrade python-setuptoolsUpgrade python-lxml-debugsourceUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-sshUpgrade python39-iniconfigUpgrade python39-psycopg2-testsUpgrade python39-CythonUpgrade fence-virtd-libvirt-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-kdumpUpgrade python39-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python39-develUpgrade fence-agents-gceUpgrade python39-pyUpgrade python39-rpm-macrosUpgrade python39-pycparserUpgrade python39-pyparsingUpgrade fence-agents-rhevmUpgrade python39-urllib3Upgrade python39-numpy | Jul 9, 2025 | May 17, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade python39-idleUpgrade fence-agents-awsUpgrade python-lxml-debugsourceUpgrade python39-develUpgrade fence-virtdUpgrade python39-debugsourceUpgrade fence-virt-debuginfoUpgrade fence-virtd-tcp-debuginfoUpgrade ha-cloud-support-debuginfoUpgrade fence-virtd-cpg-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-kubevirtUpgrade fence-agents-kdump-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-openstackUpgrade fence-virtd-multicastUpgrade Cython-debugsourceUpgrade fence-virtd-serialUpgrade python39-cffiUpgrade python39-lxmlUpgrade fence-virtd-cpgUpgrade python-psycopg2-debugsourceUpgrade python39-scipyUpgrade fence-agents-kdumpUpgrade python39-pyyamlUpgrade fence-virtd-multicast-debuginfoUpgrade scipy-debugsourceUpgrade fence-virtd-debuginfoUpgrade python39-pybind11-develUpgrade python39-numpy-f2pyUpgrade python-cryptography-debugsourceUpgrade python39Upgrade python39-psycopg2-testsUpgrade fence-agents-computeUpgrade python39-cryptographyUpgrade fence-virtd-libvirt-debuginfoUpgrade python39-pybind11Upgrade fence-virtUpgrade fence-virtd-libvirtUpgrade fence-agents-gceUpgrade fence-agents-kubevirt-debuginfoUpgrade python39-pyyaml-debuginfoUpgrade python39-lxml-debuginfoUpgrade python39-cffi-debuginfoUpgrade python39-numpy-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-allUpgrade numpy-debugsourceUpgrade python39-testUpgrade python39-Cython-debuginfoUpgrade python39-scipy-debuginfoUpgrade python39-psycopg2Upgrade python-psutil-debugsourceUpgrade python39-debugUpgrade fence-agents-aliyunUpgrade fence-agents-azure-armUpgrade python39-libsUpgrade python39-CythonUpgrade python-cffi-debugsourceUpgrade ha-cloud-supportUpgrade python39-psutilUpgrade fence-virtd-serial-debuginfoUpgrade PyYAML-debugsourceUpgrade python39-psycopg2-docUpgrade python39-numpyUpgrade python39-mod_wsgiUpgrade python39-debuginfoUpgrade python39-cryptography-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-redfishUpgrade python39-tkinterUpgrade python39-psutil-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-zvmUpgrade fence-virtd-tcpUpgrade python39-psycopg2-debuginfo | Feb 5, 2026 | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Splunk | — | Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.2.10Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 10.0.2Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.4.6Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.3.8 | Dec 4, 2025 | May 17, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade python313-setuptoolsUpgrade python36-setuptoolsUpgrade python311-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python-setuptoolsUpgrade python312-setuptoolsUpgrade python3-setuptoolsUpgrade python311-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-setuptoolsUpgrade python3-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python3-setuptools-testUpgrade python310-setuptools | Dec 5, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade python-pip-whl (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python-pip (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade pypy-setuptools (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python3-setuptoolsUpgrade python3-setuptools (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python3-pip (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python-setuptools (Ubuntu Pro) | May 29, 2025 | May 17, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 2, 2025 | May 17, 2025 |
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