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 |
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| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade fence-virtd-libvirtUpgrade ha-cloud-supportUpgrade fence-agents-openstackUpgrade python3-setuptools-wheelUpgrade fence-agents-ibm-powervsUpgrade python39-psutilUpgrade python39-pybind11Upgrade fence-agents-azure-armUpgrade python39-pysocksUpgrade fence-virtUpgrade fence-agents-gceUpgrade fence-agents-intelmodularUpgrade python39-pybind11-develUpgrade python39-iniconfigUpgrade python39-cryptographyUpgrade python39-idnaUpgrade fence-virtd-serialUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-mpUpgrade python39-pyparsingUpgrade fence-agents-ibmbladeUpgrade python39-sixUpgrade fence-virtdUpgrade python39-rpm-macrosUpgrade python39Upgrade python39-more-itertoolsUpgrade fence-agents-redfishUpgrade python39-wheel-wheelUpgrade python39-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python39-plyUpgrade fence-agents-aliyunUpgrade python39-pyUpgrade fence-agents-ipmilanUpgrade fence-agents-ipduUpgrade python3.11-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python39-urllib3Upgrade python39-develUpgrade python39-cffiUpgrade fence-agents-kubevirtUpgrade fence-agents-computeUpgrade python39-debugUpgrade python39-setuptoolsUpgrade fence-agents-vmware-soapUpgrade python39-tomlUpgrade fence-agents-awsUpgrade fence-agents-brocadeUpgrade fence-virtd-tcpUpgrade python39-pytestUpgrade python39-pipUpgrade python39-mod_wsgiUpgrade python39-libsUpgrade fence-agents-allUpgrade fence-agents-lparUpgrade fence-agents-wtiUpgrade python39-pluggyUpgrade python39-requestsUpgrade python39-tkinterUpgrade fence-agents-heuristics-pingUpgrade fence-virtd-multicastUpgrade fence-agents-scsiUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-sshUpgrade fence-agents-mpathUpgrade fence-virtd-cpgUpgrade fence-agents-amt-wsUpgrade python39-scipyUpgrade fence-agents-rsbUpgrade fence-agents-vmware-restUpgrade fence-agents-commonUpgrade fence-agents-apcUpgrade fence-agents-drac5Upgrade python39-numpy-docUpgrade python3.12-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-pycparserUpgrade fence-agents-hpbladeUpgrade fence-agents-emersonUpgrade python39-PyMySQLUpgrade fence-agents-bladecenterUpgrade python39-wheelUpgrade fence-agents-cisco-ucsUpgrade fence-agents-cisco-mdsUpgrade fence-agents-rsaUpgrade fence-agents-epsUpgrade fence-agents-kdumpUpgrade python39-pip-wheelUpgrade python39-idleUpgrade python39-numpy-f2pyUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-moonshotUpgrade python39-packagingUpgrade python39-psycopg2Upgrade python39-lxmlUpgrade python39-psycopg2-testsUpgrade python39-pyyamlUpgrade platform-python-setuptoolsUpgrade python3-setuptoolsUpgrade fence-agents-sbdUpgrade python3.12-setuptools-wheelUpgrade fence-agents-zvmUpgrade fence-agents-ilo2Upgrade fence-agents-rhevmUpgrade fence-agents-virshUpgrade python39-numpyUpgrade python39-attrsUpgrade python39-testUpgrade python39-CythonUpgrade fence-agents-apc-snmpUpgrade fence-agents-ifmibUpgrade fence-agents-ibm-vpcUpgrade python39-psycopg2-docUpgrade python39-chardetUpgrade python3.11-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-wcwidthUpgrade fence-agents-eaton-snmp | Jul 9, 2025 | May 17, 2025 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade python3-setuptoolsUpgrade python2-setuptoolsUpgrade python-setuptools-wheel | 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 py310-setuptools58Upgrade py313t-setuptoolsUpgrade py314-setuptoolsUpgrade py311-setuptools58Upgrade py27-setuptools44Upgrade py313t-setuptools58Upgrade py312-setuptools58Upgrade py311-setuptoolsUpgrade py314-setuptools58Upgrade py313-setuptoolsUpgrade py312-setuptoolsUpgrade py313-setuptools58Upgrade py310-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-wheelUpgrade python39-urllib3Upgrade python3.12-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python39-idnaUpgrade python39-more-itertoolsUpgrade python-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-cffiUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-sshUpgrade fence-agents-ifmibUpgrade python39-iniconfigUpgrade python3-setuptoolsUpgrade fence-agents-lparUpgrade python39-chardetUpgrade python39-psycopg2-docUpgrade python39-setuptools-wheelUpgrade fence-agents-cisco-ucsUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-moonshotUpgrade python3.12-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-idleUpgrade fence-agents-ibm-powervsUpgrade fence-agents-redfishUpgrade fence-agents-wtiUpgrade python39-packagingUpgrade python39-numpy-f2pyUpgrade python39Upgrade fence-agents-kdumpUpgrade python39-wcwidthUpgrade python39-pyUpgrade fence-agents-epsUpgrade fence-agents-commonUpgrade python39-requestsUpgrade fence-agents-drac5Upgrade platform-python-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-pybind11-develUpgrade python39-pycparserUpgrade fence-agents-rsaUpgrade python39-pyyamlUpgrade fence-agents-ibm-vpcUpgrade fence-agents-rsbUpgrade python39-pybind11Upgrade fence-agents-ilo2Upgrade python39-cryptographyUpgrade python39-sixUpgrade python39-lxmlUpgrade python39-psycopg2-testsUpgrade python3-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python39-numpyUpgrade fence-agents-brocadeUpgrade python39-develUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-mpUpgrade python39-pluggyUpgrade fence-agents-apcUpgrade fence-agents-virshUpgrade python39-tkinterUpgrade python39-pip-wheelUpgrade python39-wheel-wheelUpgrade fence-agents-allUpgrade python39-numpy-docUpgrade python39-scipyUpgrade fence-agents-ipduUpgrade python39-pytestUpgrade python39-PyMySQLUpgrade fence-agents-intelmodularUpgrade fence-agents-emersonUpgrade python39-CythonUpgrade python39-debugUpgrade python3.11-setuptools-wheelUpgrade fence-agents-hpbladeUpgrade python39-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-pipUpgrade python39-plyUpgrade fence-agents-bladecenterUpgrade fence-agents-cisco-mdsUpgrade python39-tomlUpgrade python39-psutilUpgrade python39-mod_wsgiUpgrade python39-attrsUpgrade fence-agents-apc-snmpUpgrade fence-agents-amt-wsUpgrade fence-agents-eaton-snmpUpgrade fence-agents-scsiUpgrade fence-agents-ibmbladeUpgrade python39-testUpgrade python3.11-setuptoolsUpgrade fence-agents-ipmilanUpgrade fence-agents-vmware-restUpgrade fence-agents-sbdUpgrade fence-agents-rhevmUpgrade fence-agents-kubevirtUpgrade fence-agents-heuristics-pingUpgrade fence-agents-vmware-soapUpgrade fence-agents-mpathUpgrade python39-psycopg2Upgrade python39-pysocksUpgrade python39-libsUpgrade python39-pyparsingUpgrade python39-rpm-macros | Jul 9, 2025 | May 17, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade platform-python-setuptoolsUpgrade fence-agents-rhevmUpgrade python39-pysocksUpgrade python3.11-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python39-urllib3Upgrade fence-agents-ipduUpgrade fence-agents-kdump-debuginfoUpgrade python39-CythonUpgrade fence-agents-emersonUpgrade python39-setuptools-wheelUpgrade fence-agents-gceUpgrade python39-develUpgrade fence-agents-ibm-powervsUpgrade fence-agents-debuginfoUpgrade python39-iniconfigUpgrade fence-agents-brocadeUpgrade python39-cryptographyUpgrade python39-pipUpgrade python39-more-itertoolsUpgrade fence-agents-lparUpgrade fence-virtdUpgrade python-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-lxmlUpgrade fence-virtd-libvirtUpgrade python39-pybind11Upgrade fence-agents-openstackUpgrade fence-agents-virshUpgrade fence-virt-debuginfoUpgrade python-lxml-debugsourceUpgrade python39-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-idnaUpgrade fence-agents-heuristics-pingUpgrade python39-pyyamlUpgrade python39-plyUpgrade fence-agents-ibm-vpcUpgrade python39-sixUpgrade fence-virtd-cpg-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-kdumpUpgrade python39-rpm-macrosUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-sshUpgrade python39-psycopg2-testsUpgrade fence-agents-scsiUpgrade python39-pytestUpgrade fence-virtd-multicast-debuginfoUpgrade python39-pyUpgrade fence-agents-ipmilanUpgrade fence-virtUpgrade fence-agents-ibmbladeUpgrade ha-cloud-support-debuginfoUpgrade fence-virtd-multicastUpgrade scipy-debugsourceUpgrade python39-tkinterUpgrade fence-agents-kubevirtUpgrade fence-virtd-serialUpgrade python-cryptography-debugsourceUpgrade python39-pybind11-develUpgrade fence-virtd-cpgUpgrade fence-agents-computeUpgrade python39-chardetUpgrade python39-packagingUpgrade fence-virtd-libvirt-debuginfoUpgrade python39-tomlUpgrade fence-agents-apc-snmpUpgrade fence-agents-cisco-ucsUpgrade python39-numpy-f2pyUpgrade python39-numpyUpgrade fence-agents-intelmodularUpgrade fence-agents-wtiUpgrade fence-agents-ifmibUpgrade fence-virtd-tcp-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-debugsourceUpgrade fence-virtd-debuginfoUpgrade python39-pycparserUpgrade python39-pyparsingUpgrade Cython-debugsourceUpgrade fence-agents-awsUpgrade fence-agents-kubevirt-debuginfoUpgrade python-psycopg2-debugsourceUpgrade python39-psycopg2Upgrade fence-agents-ilo-mpUpgrade fence-agents-azure-armUpgrade python3.11-setuptoolsUpgrade fence-agents-sbdUpgrade python39-wcwidthUpgrade python39-cffi-debuginfoUpgrade python39-scipyUpgrade python-cffi-debugsourceUpgrade fence-agents-mpathUpgrade fence-agents-redfishUpgrade python39-PyMySQLUpgrade fence-agents-epsUpgrade python39-psycopg2-docUpgrade fence-virtd-tcpUpgrade fence-agents-ilo2Upgrade python39-testUpgrade python39-numpy-docNo solution existsUpgrade python39-psutilUpgrade python39-debugUpgrade fence-agents-bladecenterUpgrade python39-cffiUpgrade fence-agents-vmware-soapUpgrade fence-agents-amt-wsUpgrade python39-numpy-debuginfoUpgrade python3.12-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-mod_wsgiUpgrade python-psutil-debugsourceUpgrade python39-debugsourceUpgrade fence-virtd-serial-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-aliyunUpgrade fence-agents-commonUpgrade python39-libsUpgrade python39-psycopg2-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-hpbladeUpgrade numpy-debugsourceUpgrade fence-agents-vmware-restUpgrade python39-lxml-debuginfoUpgrade python39-cryptography-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-cisco-mdsUpgrade python39-idleUpgrade fence-agents-rsbUpgrade fence-agents-eaton-snmpUpgrade fence-agents-allUpgrade PyYAML-debugsourceUpgrade python39-wheelUpgrade python3.12-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python39-attrsUpgrade ha-cloud-supportUpgrade python39-debuginfoUpgrade python39-pip-wheelUpgrade python39-Cython-debuginfoUpgrade python39-scipy-debuginfoUpgrade python39-pyyaml-debuginfoUpgrade python3-setuptoolsUpgrade fence-agents-drac5Upgrade fence-agents-apcUpgrade python39-requestsUpgrade fence-agents-rsaUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-moonshotUpgrade python39-psutil-debuginfoUpgrade python39Upgrade fence-agents-zvmUpgrade python39-pluggyUpgrade python39-wheel-wheelUpgrade python3-setuptools-wheel | Jul 9, 2025 | May 17, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade python39-CythonUpgrade python-cffi-debugsourceUpgrade python39-libsUpgrade fence-agents-azure-armUpgrade ha-cloud-supportUpgrade python39-psutilUpgrade python39-cffi-debuginfoUpgrade fence-virtd-serial-debuginfoUpgrade python39-debugUpgrade fence-agents-redfishUpgrade python-psutil-debugsourceUpgrade python39-psycopg2-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-zvmUpgrade fence-agents-aliyunUpgrade fence-virtd-tcpUpgrade python39-lxml-debuginfoUpgrade python39-numpy-debuginfoUpgrade python39-testUpgrade python39-scipy-debuginfoUpgrade python39-tkinterUpgrade python39-cryptography-debuginfoUpgrade python39-psutil-debuginfoUpgrade python39-mod_wsgiUpgrade python39-numpyUpgrade python39-psycopg2-docUpgrade python39-debuginfoUpgrade python39-psycopg2Upgrade python39-Cython-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-allUpgrade python39-pyyaml-debuginfoUpgrade numpy-debugsourceUpgrade PyYAML-debugsourceUpgrade python39Upgrade python-psycopg2-debugsourceUpgrade python39-debugsourceUpgrade python39-develUpgrade python-cryptography-debugsourceUpgrade fence-virt-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-kubevirtUpgrade python-lxml-debugsourceUpgrade fence-virtUpgrade fence-agents-kubevirt-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-gceUpgrade fence-virtd-libvirt-debuginfoUpgrade fence-virtd-cpg-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-awsUpgrade python39-idleUpgrade python39-cffiUpgrade ha-cloud-support-debuginfoUpgrade fence-virtd-serialUpgrade fence-virtd-multicastUpgrade fence-virtd-tcp-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-computeUpgrade python39-cryptographyUpgrade Cython-debugsourceUpgrade fence-agents-openstackUpgrade python39-psycopg2-testsUpgrade fence-virtdUpgrade fence-agents-kdump-debuginfoUpgrade python39-lxmlUpgrade fence-virtd-multicast-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-kdumpUpgrade python39-numpy-f2pyUpgrade python39-scipyUpgrade python39-pyyamlUpgrade python39-pybind11Upgrade python39-pybind11-develUpgrade fence-virtd-libvirtUpgrade fence-virtd-debuginfoUpgrade scipy-debugsourceUpgrade fence-virtd-cpg | Feb 5, 2026 | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Splunk | — | Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.2.10Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.3.8Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.4.6Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 10.0.2 | Dec 4, 2025 | May 17, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade python3-setuptools-testUpgrade python3-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python310-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-setuptoolsUpgrade python311-setuptoolsUpgrade python311-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python-setuptoolsUpgrade python312-setuptoolsUpgrade python36-setuptoolsUpgrade python313-setuptoolsUpgrade python3-setuptools | Dec 5, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade python3-setuptools (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python3-pip (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python3-setuptoolsUpgrade pypy-setuptools (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python-setuptools (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python-pip-whl (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python-pip (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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