CVE-2022-26184

Description

Poetry v1.1.9 and below was discovered to contain an untrusted search path which causes the application to behave in unexpected ways when users execute Poetry commands in a directory containing malicious content. This vulnerability occurs when the application is ran on Windows OS.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.57%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/releases/tag/1.1.9 third party advisory release notes
https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry-core/pull/205/commits/fa9cb6f358ae840885c700f954317f34838caba7 third party advisory patch
https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/securing-developer-tools-package-managers/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-26184?
CVE-2022-26184 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-26184?
To fix CVE-2022-26184, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-26184 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-26184 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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