CVE-2026-54552

python-sh: sh provides Python process launching

CVE-2026-54552 is fixed in python-sh on 1 platform, first by SUSE-SU-2026:3422-1, released July 30, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.9
high
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0017
6th percentile

sh provides Python process launching. Prior to 2.2.4, the _uid option in sh.py performs an incomplete privilege drop on Linux and Unix-like systems. When sh runs from an elevated process and launches a command with _uid set to an unprivileged user, the child changes its UID but can retain the parent process's supplementary groups because the privilege-drop sequence does not fully establish the target user's UID, primary GID, and supplementary groups. The child can therefore retain access to files or resources granted to privileged groups such as root, docker, disk, shadow, or sudo, violating the expected _uid privilege boundary. This issue is fixed in version 2.2.4.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
python-sh · Debian 14 2.4.0-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-54552 Aug 18, 2026
python-sh · opensuse-leap 16.0 2.2.2-160000.3.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21516-1 Aug 3, 2026
python-sh · sles 15.6 2.0.4-150400.9.6.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3422-1 Jul 30, 2026
python-sh · sles 15.7 2.0.4-150400.9.6.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3422-1 Jul 30, 2026
python-sh · sles 16.0 2.2.2-160000.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23134-1 Aug 3, 2026

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