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CVE-2026-113720

virtualenv: Seeded files retain permissions from an older cache PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.14.9, the app-data copy seeder uses shutil.copy() to copy cached package files into later environments, causing cached source modes to override the current run's umask. A cache populated under a permissive umask can therefore produce files writable by another local account in a later traversable environment, allowing package code such as pip/__init__.py to be modified and executed by the environment owner. The attacker cannot force the earlier umask, and a private destination parent prevents access. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.9.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / productVersions
pypa / virtualenvaffected < 21.14.9

CWE

CWE-732

References

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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