CVE-2026-114110

MEDIUM 5.3

Astral uv before 0.11.6 Arbitrary File Deletion via Wheel RECORD Entries

CVSS Score

5.3

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

Astral uv before 0.11.6 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to delete arbitrary files by supplying wheels with relative traversal paths in RECORD entries. Attackers can craft a malicious wheel whose RECORD references files outside the installation prefix, causing uv to delete those files when the user uninstalls the package.

CWE	CWE-23
Vendor	astral-sh
Product	uv
Published	Oct 21, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Affected Versions

astral-sh / uv

0 < 0.11.6

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/security/advisories/GHSA-pjjw-68hj-v9mw vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/astral-uv-before-0.11.6-arbitrary-file-deletion-via-wheel-record-entries

Credits

konstin zanieb woodruffw EliteTK CodeByMoriarty