CVE-2026-6357 (GCVE-0-2026-6357)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-04-27 14:19
Modified
2026-04-27 22:17
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Summary
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.
References
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Impacted products
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| Pip maintainers | pip |
Version: 0 |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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- Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
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