CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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1DescriptionNVD
pip handles concatenated tar and ZIP files as ZIP files regardless of filename or whether a file is both a tar and ZIP file. This behavior could result in confusing installation behavior, such as installing "incorrect" files according to the filename of the archive. New behavior only proceeds with installation if the file identifies uniquely as a ZIP or tar archive, not as both.
AnalysisAI
pip before version 26.1 incorrectly treats concatenated tar and ZIP archives as ZIP files regardless of filename, potentially installing unintended package contents when ambiguous archive formats are processed. Local attackers with user interaction can exploit this during package installation to cause integrity confusion, where an archive's actual contents diverge from its declared format. …
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EUVD-2026-23866
GHSA-58qw-9mgm-455v