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    CVE-2025-71437

    Astral uv before 0.8.22 contains a path traversal vulnerability in source distribution (sdist) tar extraction that allows a specially crafted sequence of symlinks to redirect file writes outside the intended extraction prefix. Attackers can publish a malicious sdist that, when installed by a victim, writes arbitrary files to filesystem locations outside the installation prefix.

    Published:Oct 21, 2026
    Last Modified:Oct 21, 2026
    EPS:Oct 21, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00285
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Astral
    Product
    Uv

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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