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CVE-2026-22702
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2026-01-10T07:16:02.857 · Last modified 2026-06-17T10:20:15.777

Summary

virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to version 20.36.1, TOCTOU (Time-of-Check-Time-of-Use) vulnerabilities in virtualenv allow local attackers to perform symlink-based attacks on directory creation operations. An attacker with local access can exploit a race condition between directory existence checks and creation to redirect virtualenv's app_data and lock file operations to attacker-controlled locations. This issue has been patched in version 20.36.1.

Affected products

virtualenv — virtualenv

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References

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