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CVE-2025-47273

setuptools has a path traversal vulnerability in PackageIndex.download that leads to Arbitrary File Write

Published: May 17, 2025Updated: Jun 12, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-22
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.4%
Top 30.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

setuptools is a package that allows users to download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages. A path traversal vulnerability in `PackageIndex` is present in setuptools prior to version 78.1.1. An attacker would be allowed to write files to arbitrary locations on the filesystem with the permissions of the process running the Python code, which could escalate to remote code execution depending on the context. Version 78.1.1 fixes the issue.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

setuptoolspypa
Library
OSS Libraries / pypi
setuptoolsPyPIOSS Libraries
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP ApplicationsNovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Suse Linux Enterprise ServerNovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance ComputingNovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
pypaoss-projectOSS Librariesaka pip, pipenv, pypa/setuptools
pypipackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
novell inc.commercialUSOperating Systems
and 24 more affected products View all →

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/security/advisories/GHSA-5rjg-fvgr-3xxf
github.com
https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/4946
github.com
https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/commit/250a6d17978f9f6ac3ac887091f2d32886fbbb0b
github.com
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Timeline

Published
May 17, 2025
Last Updated
Jun 12, 2025

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