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DEBIAN-CVE-2025-47273
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-47273
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | setuptools | 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | setuptools | 0, 66.1.1-1, 66.1.1-1+deb12u1 |
| Debian:11 | setuptools | 52.0.0-4, 52.0.0-4+deb11u1, 0 |
| Debian:13 | setuptools | 0, 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- CVE-2025-47273 — setuptools path traversal PoC (github-poc-repo)
- CVE-2025-47273 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in the setuptools library ,specifically version 78.1.0 . (github-poc-repo)
- CVE-2025-47273 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in the setuptools library ,specifically version 78.1.0 . (github-poc)
- CVE-2025-47273 — setuptools path traversal PoC (github-poc)
- 2-cuda12.6.yaml (github-poc)
- kserve.yaml (github-poc)
- conda_dependencies.yaml (github-poc)
- 2026.xml (github-poc)
- noxfile.py (github-poc)
Timeline
- May 17, 2025 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated