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CVE-2026-1703
Path Traversal in pip (CVE-2026-1703)
Summary
path traversal in pip (CVE-2026-1703). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `26.0` or later.
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A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-1703** has been found in pip.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade pip to **26.0** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "pip CVE-2026-1703" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-1703 (pip) — CWE-22 /
Patched: `26.0` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**Path traversal** (CWE-22) exists in pip.
📍 Affected scope
pip — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **26.0**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'pip' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'pip' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `pip` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade pip to 26.0ステージング環境で 26.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
pip
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"26.0"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1703
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6vgw-5pg2-w6jp
- package https://github.com/pypa/pip
- package https://pypi.org/project/pip
- web https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/WIEA34D4TABF2UNQJAOMXKCICSPBE2DJ/
- web https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/13777
- web https://github.com/pypa/pip/commit/8e227a9be4faa9594e05d02ca05a413a2a4e7735
- web https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/WIEA34D4TABF2UNQJAOMXKCICSPBE2DJ