CVE-2026-113723
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, caller-supplied prompt text can become executable syntax in the bash activation prompt. An attacker must influence the value passed to virtualenv, and a user must subsequently activate the environment and draw the prompt. This vulnerability is fixed in 21.14.9.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.1
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-20 20:17:18.967000
Last modified
2026-10-27 14:16:33.417000
View original CVE JSON
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"id": "CVE-2026-113723",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-10-20T20:17:18.967",
"lastModified": "2026-10-27T14:16:33.417",
"vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
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}
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"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
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"vendor": "pypa",
"product": "virtualenv",
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"exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
"valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"references": [
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"url": "https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/5f48d711731311428aebfae61d46957762155b22",
"source": "[email protected]"
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"url": "https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3418",
"source": "[email protected]"
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{
"url": "https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9",
"source": "[email protected]"
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"url": "https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advisories/GHSA-6w3r-xr62-4xcp",
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