CVE-2026-104843

Publication date 5 October 2026

Last updated 5 October 2026


Ubuntu priority

Description

uv is a Python package and project manager written in Rust. From 0.12.7 until 0.12.18, uv wheel extraction on Windows can process a malicious wheel in a way that writes a file outside the installation prefix, including an executable in a directory already present on the user's PATH. Non-Windows hosts are not affected. This issue is fixed in version 0.12.18.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
uv 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
uv-full 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v4.0

Base score 5.9 · Medium

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N


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