CVE-2026-24049

MEDIUMNVD 5.57.1▲
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.1 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.0%, top 97% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
5.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

wheel is a command line tool for manipulating Python wheel files, as defined in PEP 427. In versions 0.40.0 through 0.46.1, the unpack function is vulnerable to file permission modification through mishandling of file permissions after extraction. The logic blindly trusts the filename from the archive header for the chmod operation, even though the extraction process itself might have sanitized the path. Attackers can craft a malicious wheel file that, when unpacked, changes the permissions of critical system files (e.g., /etc/passwd, SSH keys, config files), allowing for Privilege Escalation or arbitrary code execution by modifying now-writable scripts. This issue has been fixed in version 0.46.2.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EPSS
23.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

January 22, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jul 3, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github, github_commit, github_release.
github_release Patch Available

0.46.2

Patch available: pypa/wheel 0.46.2

https://github.com/pypa/wheel/releases/tag/0.46.2
github_commit Patch Available

commit 7a7d2de96b22 (pypa/wheel)

Patch available: pypa/wheel 0.46.2 (contains commit 7a7d2de96b22)

https://github.com/pypa/wheel/commit/7a7d2de96b22a9adf9208afcc9547e1001569fef
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Arbitrary File Permission Modification via Path Traversal in wheel unpack · Advisory · pypa/wheel · GitHub

https://github.com/pypa/wheel/security/advisories/GHSA-8rrh-rw8j-w5fx

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-24049(20)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(30)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatopenshift4/ose-ansible-rhel9-operator:17792520962026-05-29redhat
redhatrhoai/odh-guardrails-detector-huggingface-runtime-rhel9:17782632712026-05-20redhat
redhatopenshift4/ose-ansible-rhel9-operator:17787096982026-05-20redhat
redhatstf/prometheus-webhook-snmp-rhel9:17774525402026-05-06redhat
redhatansible-automation-platform-26/eda-controller-rhel9-operator:17771769892026-05-04redhat
redhatrhoai/odh-feature-server-rhel9:17763383812026-04-23redhat
redhatopenshift4/ose-ansible-rhel9-operator:17756041542026-04-16redhat
redhatopenshift4/ose-ansible-rhel9-operator:17748568892026-04-09redhat
redhatopenshift4/ose-ansible-rhel9-operator:17748518172026-04-09redhat
redhatopenshift4/ose-ansible-rhel9-operator:17748914322026-04-08redhat
redhatdevspaces/udi-rhel9:17744519542026-03-30redhat
redhatrhoai/odh-feature-server-rhel9:17722048822026-03-19redhat
redhatquay/quay-rhel8:17737719622026-03-18redhat
redhatrhtas/model-transparency-rhel9:17726146352026-03-11redhat
redhatquay/quay-rhel8:17730888622026-03-10redhat
redhatquay/quay-rhel8:17730976212026-03-10redhat
redhatautomation-controller-0:4.6.26-1.el9ap2026-03-06redhat
redhatansible-automation-platform-26/de-supported-rhel9:17725250692026-03-06redhat
redhatautomation-controller-0:4.7.9-1.el9ap2026-03-06redhat
redhatrhoai/odh-training-rocm62-torch25-py311-rhel9:17720933242026-03-04redhat
redhatrhoai/odh-vllm-gaudi-rhel9:17709560342026-03-04redhat
redhatrhaiis/vllm-cuda-rhel9:17721605932026-02-27redhat
redhatrhaiis/vllm-rocm-rhel9:17721606252026-02-27redhat
redhatpython3.12-wheel-0:0.41.2-3.el9_4.12026-02-18redhat
redhatnetwork-observability/network-observability-operator-bundle:17712312592026-02-18redhat
redhatrhtas/segment-reporting-rhel9:17707390202026-02-18redhat
redhatpython-wheel-1:0.41.2-5.el10_0.12026-02-18redhat
redhatdiscovery-cli-0:2.4.3-2.el92026-02-17redhat
redhatpython3.12-wheel-0:0.41.2-3.el9_6.12026-02-16redhat
redhatquay/quay-rhel8:17708561032026-02-16redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
wheel0.40.0 ... 0.46.1 (12 versions)0.46.2—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(19)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 52× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-15 02:21 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 5.5 · severity → MEDIUM
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  7. 2026-07-13 20:38 UTCOSV refresh
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  22. 2026-07-03 22:12 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.1 · severity → HIGH
  23. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-06-30 04:31 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 5.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  3. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-06-25 18:16 UTCOSV refresh
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  39. 2026-06-08 07:56 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-06-08 07:56 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-06-07 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
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  63. 2026-05-29 15:26 UTCEG score recompute
  64. 2026-05-29 15:26 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-05-29 13:44 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-24049?
CVE-2026-24049 is a medium vulnerability published on January 22, 2026. wheel is a command line tool for manipulating Python wheel files, as defined in PEP 427. In versions 0.40.0 through 0.46.1, the unpack function is vulnerable to file permission modification through mishandling of file permissions after extraction. The logic blindly trusts the filename from the…
When was CVE-2026-24049 disclosed?
CVE-2026-24049 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 22, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-24049 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-24049 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 23.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-24049?
CVE-2026-24049 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 7.1.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-24049?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-24049, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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