CVE-2026-24049

python3.12-wheel: Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language, which includes modules, classes, excepti...

CVE-2026-24049 is fixed in 15 products on 1 platform, first by python-wheel-common 0.42.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1, released January 21, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.1
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0035
28th percentile

Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language, which includes modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types and dynamic typing. Python supports interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems. Security Fix(es): * wheel: wheel: Privilege Escalation or Arbitrary Code Execution via malicious wheel file unpacking (CVE-2026-24049) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
discovery-cli · RHEL 10 2.4.3-2.el10 RHSA-2026:2823 Jan 22, 2026
mingw-python-wheel · Fedora 43 0.46.3-1.fc43 FEDORA-2026-3D31544140 Jan 23, 2026
mingw32-python3-wheel · Fedora 43 0.46.3-1.fc43 FEDORA-2026-3D31544140 Jan 23, 2026
mingw64-python3-wheel · Fedora 43 0.46.3-1.fc43 FEDORA-2026-3D31544140 Jan 23, 2026
python-wheel · Fedora 43 1:0.45.1-20.fc43 FEDORA-2026-CE64E86FD8 Jan 23, 2026
python-wheel · RHEL 10 0.41.2-5.el10_0.1 RHSA-2026:2865 Jan 22, 2026
python-wheel · opensuse-leap 15.6 0.40.0-150400.13.10.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0460-1 Feb 11, 2026
python-wheel · opensuse-leap 16.0 0.45.1-160000.3.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20147-1 Feb 2, 2026
python-wheel · rocky 10 1:0.41.2-5.el10_1.1 RLSA-2026:1902 Feb 6, 2026
python-wheel · sles 15.6 0.42.0-150600.3.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0424-1 Feb 11, 2026
python-wheel · sles 15.7 0.42.0-150600.3.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0424-1 Feb 11, 2026
python-wheel · sles 16.0 0.45.1-160000.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20217-1 Feb 2, 2026
python-wheel-common · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 0.42.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 python-wheel-common 0.42.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 Jan 21, 2026
python3-wheel · Fedora 43 1:0.45.1-20.fc43 FEDORA-2026-CE64E86FD8 Jan 23, 2026
python3-wheel · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 0.42.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 python3-wheel 0.42.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 Jan 21, 2026
python3-wheel · almalinux 10 1:0.41.2-5.el10_1.1 ALSA-2026:1902 Feb 4, 2026
python3-wheel · ol 10 1:0.41.2-5.el10_1.1 ELSA-2026-1902 Feb 5, 2026
python3-wheel-wheel · almalinux 10 1:0.41.2-5.el10_1.1 ALSA-2026:1902 Feb 4, 2026
python3-wheel-wheel · ol 10 1:0.41.2-5.el10_1.1 ELSA-2026-1902 Feb 5, 2026
python3-wheel-whl · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 0.42.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 python3-wheel-whl 0.42.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 Jan 21, 2026
python3.12-wheel · RHEL 8 0:0.41.2-4.el8_10 RHSA-2026:2090 Feb 5, 2026
python3.12-wheel · RHEL 9 0:0.41.2-3.el9_7.1 RHSA-2026:1939 Feb 4, 2026
python3.12-wheel · almalinux 8 0.41.2-4.el8_10 ALSA-2026:2090 Feb 5, 2026
python3.12-wheel · almalinux 9 0.41.2-3.el9_7.1 ALSA-2026:1939 Feb 4, 2026
python3.12-wheel · amzn 2023 1:0.45.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-1410 Feb 16, 2026
python3.12-wheel · ol 8 0:0.41.2-4.el8_10 ELSA-2026-2090 Feb 5, 2026
python3.12-wheel · ol 9 0:0.41.2-3.el9_7.1 ELSA-2026-1939 Apr 27, 2026
python3.12-wheel · rocky 8 0:0.41.2-4.el8_10 RLSA-2026:2090 Feb 6, 2026
python3.12-wheel · rocky 9 0:0.41.2-3.el9_7.1 RLSA-2026:1939 Feb 5, 2026
python3.12-wheel-wheel · RHEL 8 0:0.41.2-4.el8_10 RHSA-2026:2090 Feb 5, 2026
python3.12-wheel-wheel · RHEL 9 0:0.41.2-3.el9_7.1 RHSA-2026:1939 Feb 4, 2026
python3.12-wheel-wheel · almalinux 8 0.41.2-4.el8_10 ALSA-2026:2090 Feb 5, 2026
python3.12-wheel-wheel · almalinux 9 0.41.2-3.el9_7.1 ALSA-2026:1939 Feb 4, 2026
python3.12-wheel-wheel · amzn 2023 1:0.45.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-1410 Feb 16, 2026
python3.12-wheel-wheel · ol 8 0:0.41.2-4.el8_10 ELSA-2026-2090 Feb 5, 2026
python3.12-wheel-wheel · ol 9 0:0.41.2-3.el9_7.1 ELSA-2026-1939 Apr 27, 2026
python3.13-wheel · amzn 2023 1:0.43.0-104.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1414 Feb 5, 2026
python3.13-wheel-wheel · amzn 2023 1:0.43.0-104.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1414 Feb 5, 2026
python313-wheel · sles 15.7 0.44.0-150700.3.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0425-1 Feb 11, 2026
wheel · Debian 14 0.46.3-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-24049 Jan 22, 2026

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