vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2025-47273): Setuptools vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 17, 2025 | May 29, 2025 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 17, 2025
Added
May 29, 2025
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-pypy-setuptoolsubuntu-pro-upgrade-python-pipubuntu-pro-upgrade-python-pip-whlubuntu-pro-upgrade-python-setuptoolsubuntu-pro-upgrade-python3-pipubuntu-pro-upgrade-python3-setuptoolsubuntu-upgrade-python3-setuptools
References
Rapid7 Labs
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