Is CVE-2026-1703 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-1703 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-1703?

CVE-2026-1703 has an EPSS score of 0.39% (31th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-1703?

Upgrade python-pip on debian unstable to 26.0+dfsg-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-1703

UNSCORED

NVD

Description

When pip is installing and extracting a maliciously crafted wheel archive, files may be extracted outside the installation directory. The path traversal is limited to prefixes of the installation directory, thus isn't able to inject or overwrite executable files in typical situations.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

python-pipDebian

Fixed in:26.0+dfsg-1CVE-2026-1703

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3.1 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days

31stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 31% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references3

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CVE-2024-23897	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-32315	High	8.6	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-29464	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-26086	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-22005	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-5902	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-02-03.