GHSA-5gxr-jwgw-qf6wHighCVSS 6.5

Astral uv before 0.8.22 contains a path traversal vulnerability in source distribution (sdist)...

Published
October 21, 2026
Last Modified
October 21, 2026

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📋 Description

Astral uv before 0.8.22 contains a path traversal vulnerability in source distribution (sdist) tar extraction that allows a specially crafted sequence of symlinks to redirect file writes outside the intended extraction prefix. Attackers can publish a malicious sdist that, when installed by a victim, writes arbitrary files to filesystem locations outside the installation prefix.

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