Pyenv provides simple Python version management. Prior to 2.8.0, is_version_safe() in libexec/pyenv-version-file-read accepts shell glob metacharacters in .python-version values, and unquoted PYENV_VERSION expansion in libexec/pyenv-version-name, libexec/pyenv-which, libexec/pyenv-prefix, libexec/pyenv-local, libexec/pyenv-global, libexec/pyenv-version, and libexec/pyenv-versions pathname-expands the value against the current directory, allowing a matching attacker-controlled file to silently select a different installed interpreter or version. This issue is fixed in version 2.8.0.
CVE-2026-68939
This low-severity CVE scores 2.0 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 94% 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).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 2.0
- EG Score
- 2.0(medium)
- EG Risk
- 25(Track)EG Risk 25/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity20% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 18, 2026
Last Modified
August 18, 2026
References (4)
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/commit/95df7dbc7b34595b47c9b922de198547effda819
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/releases/tag/v2.8.0
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/security/advisories/GHSA-g478-f579-9vp9
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/security/advisories/GHSA-g478-f579-9vp9
Weakness Classification(3)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 11× 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.
- 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-25 06:59 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-22 01:12 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-18 19:24 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-18 19:05 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-18 15:19 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-18 15:14 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-18 15:14 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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