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CVE-2026-113723

virtualenv: Bash prompt values can change meaning under older compatibility modes PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

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.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / productVersions
pypa / virtualenvaffected < 21.14.9

CWE

CWE-78

References