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 fence-agents-sbdUpgrade python39-idleUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-moonshotUpgrade python39-pyyamlUpgrade fence-agents-ifmibUpgrade python39-chardetUpgrade python3.11-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-psycopg2-docUpgrade fence-virtd-cpgUpgrade python3.12-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-psycopg2-testsUpgrade fence-agents-ibm-vpcUpgrade fence-agents-apc-snmpUpgrade fence-agents-eaton-snmpUpgrade fence-agents-drac5Upgrade python39-wcwidthUpgrade fence-agents-rhevmUpgrade fence-agents-virshUpgrade fence-agents-cisco-mdsUpgrade fence-agents-zvmUpgrade fence-agents-mpathUpgrade fence-agents-epsUpgrade python39-lxmlUpgrade python39-psycopg2Upgrade fence-agents-commonUpgrade python3.12-setuptools-wheelUpgrade fence-agents-bladecenterUpgrade fence-agents-rsaUpgrade python39-PyMySQLUpgrade fence-agents-hpbladeUpgrade fence-agents-cisco-ucsUpgrade fence-agents-vmware-restUpgrade fence-agents-ilo2Upgrade fence-agents-amt-wsUpgrade fence-agents-apcUpgrade python39-numpy-f2pyUpgrade python39-CythonUpgrade python39-pycparserUpgrade platform-python-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-scipyUpgrade python39-numpy-docUpgrade fence-agents-kdumpUpgrade fence-agents-rsbUpgrade python39-numpyUpgrade python39-testUpgrade fence-agents-emersonUpgrade python39-attrsUpgrade python39-wheelUpgrade python39-packagingUpgrade python3-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-pip-wheelUpgrade fence-agents-awsUpgrade python39-pyUpgrade python39-mod_wsgiUpgrade python3-setuptools-wheelUpgrade fence-virtUpgrade python39-idnaUpgrade fence-agents-redfishUpgrade fence-agents-wtiUpgrade python39Upgrade fence-agents-ipmilanUpgrade fence-agents-vmware-soapUpgrade python39-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python39-cryptographyUpgrade python39-iniconfigUpgrade python39-pipUpgrade fence-virtd-libvirtUpgrade fence-agents-allUpgrade python39-libsUpgrade python39-requestsUpgrade ha-cloud-supportUpgrade fence-virtd-tcpUpgrade python39-pybind11-develUpgrade fence-agents-intelmodularUpgrade fence-agents-aliyunUpgrade python39-pytestUpgrade python39-wheel-wheelUpgrade python3.11-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python39-more-itertoolsUpgrade fence-agents-ipduUpgrade python39-plyUpgrade python39-develUpgrade fence-agents-azure-armUpgrade python39-debugUpgrade fence-virtd-multicastUpgrade python39-pluggyUpgrade fence-agents-kubevirtUpgrade python39-urllib3Upgrade fence-agents-computeUpgrade python39-tomlUpgrade fence-agents-heuristics-pingUpgrade python39-tkinterUpgrade python39-pysocksUpgrade fence-agents-lparUpgrade fence-agents-brocadeUpgrade python39-sixUpgrade fence-virtd-serialUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-mpUpgrade python39-rpm-macrosUpgrade fence-virtdUpgrade python39-psutilUpgrade fence-agents-scsiUpgrade python39-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-pyparsingUpgrade python39-cffiUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-sshUpgrade fence-agents-gceUpgrade fence-agents-ibmbladeUpgrade fence-agents-openstackUpgrade python39-pybind11Upgrade fence-agents-ibm-powervs | Jul 9, 2025 | May 17, 2025 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade python-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python2-setuptoolsUpgrade python3-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 py312-setuptoolsUpgrade py312-setuptools58Upgrade py313t-setuptools58Upgrade py310-setuptoolsUpgrade py311-setuptoolsUpgrade py314-setuptools58Upgrade py27-setuptools44Upgrade py313-setuptools58Upgrade py313-setuptoolsUpgrade py314-setuptoolsUpgrade py311-setuptools58Upgrade py313t-setuptoolsUpgrade py310-setuptools58 | 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-more-itertoolsUpgrade python39-numpy-f2pyUpgrade python39-wcwidthUpgrade python39-wheelUpgrade fence-agents-commonUpgrade fence-agents-epsUpgrade platform-python-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-pybind11-develUpgrade python39-pycparserUpgrade python39-pybind11Upgrade python39-pyyamlUpgrade python39-chardetUpgrade python39-requestsUpgrade fence-agents-kdumpUpgrade fence-agents-drac5Upgrade python3-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-idleUpgrade fence-agents-ibm-vpcUpgrade fence-agents-ilo2Upgrade python3.12-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python39-cryptographyUpgrade python39-idnaUpgrade python39-iniconfigUpgrade python3-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python39-psycopg2-testsUpgrade python39-pyUpgrade fence-agents-lparUpgrade python-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-sixUpgrade fence-agents-redfishUpgrade fence-agents-rsaUpgrade fence-agents-ibm-powervsUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-sshUpgrade fence-agents-wtiUpgrade python39Upgrade python39-packagingUpgrade python39-lxmlUpgrade python3.12-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python39-cffiUpgrade fence-agents-rsbUpgrade python39-urllib3Upgrade fence-agents-cisco-ucsUpgrade fence-agents-ifmibUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-moonshotUpgrade python39-psycopg2-docUpgrade fence-agents-emersonUpgrade python39-pytestUpgrade python3.11-setuptoolsUpgrade fence-agents-mpathUpgrade fence-agents-ipmilanUpgrade fence-agents-sbdUpgrade fence-agents-ipduUpgrade python39-scipyUpgrade fence-agents-kubevirtUpgrade fence-agents-vmware-restUpgrade python39-CythonUpgrade python39-tkinterUpgrade fence-agents-virshUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-mpUpgrade fence-agents-apcUpgrade python39-pluggyUpgrade python39-pysocksUpgrade python3.11-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python39-plyUpgrade fence-agents-cisco-mdsUpgrade fence-agents-allUpgrade fence-agents-bladecenterUpgrade fence-agents-hpbladeUpgrade python39-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-pipUpgrade python39-debugUpgrade python39-psycopg2Upgrade python39-attrsUpgrade python39-wheel-wheelUpgrade python39-tomlUpgrade python39-mod_wsgiUpgrade fence-agents-heuristics-pingUpgrade fence-agents-apc-snmpUpgrade fence-agents-amt-wsUpgrade python39-pyparsingUpgrade python39-psutilUpgrade fence-agents-scsiUpgrade python39-libsUpgrade fence-agents-vmware-soapUpgrade fence-agents-eaton-snmpUpgrade python39-testUpgrade fence-agents-ibmbladeUpgrade fence-agents-intelmodularUpgrade python39-numpy-docUpgrade python39-rpm-macrosUpgrade python39-numpyUpgrade python39-develUpgrade fence-agents-brocadeUpgrade python39-pip-wheelUpgrade fence-agents-rhevmUpgrade python39-PyMySQL | Jul 9, 2025 | May 17, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade python39-psycopg2Upgrade fence-agents-azure-armUpgrade python39-debugUpgrade python39-pip-wheelUpgrade python39-debuginfoUpgrade python39-testUpgrade python39-debugsourceUpgrade fence-agents-bladecenterUpgrade python39-numpy-docUpgrade python39-cffiUpgrade python-psutil-debugsourceUpgrade fence-agents-redfishUpgrade fence-agents-sbdUpgrade fence-agents-mpathUpgrade fence-virtd-tcpUpgrade fence-agents-drac5Upgrade python3-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-psycopg2-docUpgrade python39-wheelUpgrade python39-scipy-debuginfoUpgrade python39-pyyaml-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-epsUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-moonshotUpgrade fence-agents-rsaUpgrade fence-agents-hpbladeUpgrade numpy-debugsourceUpgrade python39-cryptography-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-vmware-restUpgrade python39-lxml-debuginfoUpgrade PyYAML-debugsourceUpgrade python39-scipyUpgrade fence-agents-apcUpgrade fence-agents-ilo2Upgrade fence-agents-cisco-mdsUpgrade python39-psutil-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-mpUpgrade python3-setuptools-wheelNo solution existsUpgrade python39-cffi-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-eaton-snmpUpgrade fence-agents-rsbUpgrade python39-psutilUpgrade python39-mod_wsgiUpgrade fence-agents-commonUpgrade python3.12-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-PyMySQLUpgrade python39-wcwidthUpgrade python39-wheel-wheelUpgrade python39-idleUpgrade python3.11-setuptoolsUpgrade ha-cloud-supportUpgrade python39-libsUpgrade python39-attrsUpgrade python39-numpy-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-allUpgrade python3.12-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python-cffi-debugsourceUpgrade python39-Cython-debuginfoUpgrade python39-pluggyUpgrade python39-requestsUpgrade fence-agents-vmware-soapUpgrade fence-agents-amt-wsUpgrade fence-virtd-serial-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-aliyunUpgrade python39-psycopg2-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-zvmUpgrade python39Upgrade python-lxml-debugsourceUpgrade fence-virt-debuginfoUpgrade python39-pybind11Upgrade fence-agents-ibm-vpcUpgrade fence-agents-openstackUpgrade python39-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python39-develUpgrade fence-agents-lparUpgrade fence-agents-gceUpgrade python-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-rpm-macrosUpgrade fence-virtUpgrade fence-agents-rhevmUpgrade fence-agents-intelmodularUpgrade fence-agents-debugsourceUpgrade python3.11-setuptools-wheelUpgrade fence-agents-apc-snmpUpgrade fence-agents-computeUpgrade platform-python-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-tomlUpgrade fence-virtd-debuginfoUpgrade fence-virtd-tcp-debuginfoUpgrade fence-virtd-serialUpgrade fence-agents-kubevirt-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-awsUpgrade Cython-debugsourceUpgrade python-psycopg2-debugsourceUpgrade python-cryptography-debugsourceUpgrade python39-pyparsingUpgrade python39-pycparserUpgrade python39-pybind11-develUpgrade python39-packagingUpgrade python39-chardetUpgrade fence-virtd-libvirtUpgrade python39-CythonUpgrade fence-agents-brocadeUpgrade python39-pipUpgrade python39-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-pyyamlUpgrade python39-plyUpgrade python39-numpy-f2pyUpgrade python39-more-itertoolsUpgrade python39-idnaUpgrade fence-agents-heuristics-pingUpgrade python39-pysocksUpgrade fence-agents-wtiUpgrade fence-agents-debuginfoUpgrade fence-virtdUpgrade fence-virtd-cpg-debuginfoUpgrade python39-iniconfigUpgrade python39-pyUpgrade python39-psycopg2-testsUpgrade fence-virtd-libvirt-debuginfoUpgrade fence-virtd-cpgUpgrade fence-agents-kdumpUpgrade ha-cloud-support-debuginfoUpgrade fence-virtd-multicast-debuginfoUpgrade fence-virtd-multicastUpgrade fence-agents-scsiUpgrade fence-agents-ipmilanUpgrade fence-agents-ilo-sshUpgrade fence-agents-cisco-ucsUpgrade scipy-debugsourceUpgrade python39-tkinterUpgrade python39-cryptographyUpgrade fence-agents-ifmibUpgrade fence-agents-ibmbladeUpgrade fence-agents-ipduUpgrade fence-agents-ibm-powervsUpgrade fence-agents-kubevirtUpgrade fence-agents-emersonUpgrade python39-urllib3Upgrade python39-numpyUpgrade python39-pytestUpgrade fence-agents-kdump-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-virshUpgrade python39-sixUpgrade python39-lxml | Jul 9, 2025 | May 17, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade python-lxml-debugsourceUpgrade python39-develUpgrade fence-agents-kubevirtUpgrade python39-scipyUpgrade fence-agents-kdumpUpgrade python-cryptography-debugsourceUpgrade fence-virtd-multicast-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-gceUpgrade fence-virtUpgrade fence-virt-debuginfoUpgrade python39-numpy-f2pyUpgrade fence-agents-kubevirt-debuginfoUpgrade fence-virtd-libvirtUpgrade scipy-debugsourceUpgrade fence-virtd-debuginfoUpgrade python39-pybind11-develUpgrade python39-idleUpgrade fence-agents-awsUpgrade ha-cloud-support-debuginfoUpgrade python39-cffiUpgrade fence-virtd-serialUpgrade fence-agents-kdump-debuginfoUpgrade python39-debugsourceUpgrade fence-virtd-libvirt-debuginfoUpgrade fence-virtd-multicastUpgrade python39-lxmlUpgrade python39Upgrade python39-pybind11Upgrade python-psycopg2-debugsourceUpgrade python39-pyyamlUpgrade fence-virtd-cpgUpgrade fence-virtd-tcp-debuginfoUpgrade fence-virtd-cpg-debuginfoUpgrade python39-psycopg2-testsUpgrade python39-cryptographyUpgrade Cython-debugsourceUpgrade fence-agents-computeUpgrade fence-agents-openstackUpgrade fence-virtdUpgrade fence-agents-redfishUpgrade PyYAML-debugsourceUpgrade python39-psutilUpgrade python39-tkinterUpgrade python39-psycopg2-docUpgrade python39-mod_wsgiUpgrade python39-debuginfoUpgrade python39-cryptography-debuginfoUpgrade python39-pyyaml-debuginfoUpgrade ha-cloud-supportUpgrade fence-agents-azure-armUpgrade python39-CythonUpgrade python-cffi-debugsourceUpgrade python39-libsUpgrade python39-psutil-debuginfoUpgrade python39-numpyUpgrade python39-psycopg2Upgrade python39-scipy-debuginfoUpgrade python39-cffi-debuginfoUpgrade fence-virtd-serial-debuginfoUpgrade fence-virtd-tcpUpgrade fence-agents-zvmUpgrade python39-psycopg2-debuginfoUpgrade fence-agents-aliyunUpgrade python39-numpy-debuginfoUpgrade python39-lxml-debuginfoUpgrade numpy-debugsourceUpgrade python-psutil-debugsourceUpgrade python39-debugUpgrade python39-Cython-debuginfoUpgrade python39-testUpgrade fence-agents-all | 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 10.0.2Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.4.6 | Dec 4, 2025 | May 17, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade python310-setuptoolsUpgrade python3-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python3-setuptools-testUpgrade python311-setuptoolsUpgrade python39-setuptoolsUpgrade python36-setuptoolsUpgrade python313-setuptoolsUpgrade python311-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python3-setuptoolsUpgrade python312-setuptoolsUpgrade python-setuptools | Dec 5, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade python-pip (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python-pip-whl (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python-setuptools (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python3-pip (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade pypy-setuptools (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python3-setuptools (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python3-setuptools | 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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