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From: Alan Coopersmith <alan.coopersmith () oracle com>
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:31:14 -0700
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Subject: [Security-announce][CVE-2026-6357] pip self-update functionality can
import newly installed modules after wheel installation
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:20:59 +0000
From: Seth Larson <seth () python org>
Reply-To: security-sig () python org
To: security-announce () python org
There is a MEDIUM severity vulnerability affecting the pip project.
pip prior to version 26.1 would run self-update check functionality after
installing wheel files which required importing well-known Python modules names.
These module imports were intentionally deferred to increase startup time of the
pip CLI. The patch changes self-update functionality to run before wheels are
installed to prevent newly-installed modules from being imported shortly after
the installation of a wheel package. Users should still review package contents
prior to installation.
Please see the linked CVE ID for the latest information on affected versions:
* https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6357
* https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/13923
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