Is virtualenv affected by CVE-2026-22702?

PyPI virtualenv is affected in <20.36.1.

Is CVE-2026-22702 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.1%.

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CVE-2026-22702

Q: Is CVE-2026-22702 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.1%.

PyPI · virtualenv

Summary

virtualenv Has TOCTOU Vulnerabilities in Directory Creation

Severity: medium
EPSS: 0.1% (p0)
Also known as: GHSA-597g-3phw-6986, BIT-virtualenv-2026-22702
Published: 2026-01-13

References

https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advisories/GHSA-597g-3phw-6986
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22702
https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3013

Related advisories

CVE-2024-53899 — high · PyPI/virtualenv

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