{
  "cveId": "CVE-2022-26488",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-26488",
  "summary": "CVE-2022-26488 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by Python 3.10 3.10.3, released March 16, 2022. 6 other affected products have no fix yet. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.",
  "title": "Python 3.8 and 8 others: In Python before 3.10.3 on Windows, local users can gain privileges because the search path is inadequately\u2026",
  "description": "In Python before 3.10.3 on Windows, local users can gain privileges because the search path is inadequately secured. The installer may allow a local attacker to add user-writable directories to the system search path. To exploit, an administrator must have installed Python for all users and enabled PATH entries. A non-administrative user can trigger a repair that incorrectly adds user-writable paths into PATH, enabling search-path hijacking of other users and system services. This affects Python (CPython) through 3.7.12, 3.8.x through 3.8.12, 3.9.x through 3.9.10, and 3.10.x through 3.10.2.",
  "published": "2022-03-10T17:47:45Z",
  "severity": "",
  "cvss": 7,
  "epss": 0.01495,
  "epssPercentile": 0.74341,
  "priority": "High",
  "priorityTier": 3,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "vendorAdvisory": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26488",
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "windows-app",
      "product": "Python 3.10",
      "fixedVersion": "3.10.3",
      "fix": "Python 3.10 3.10.3",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/windows-app/python.python.3.10-3.10.3",
      "released": "2022-03-16T00:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "windows-app",
      "product": "Python 3.11",
      "fixedVersion": "3.11.1",
      "fix": "Python 3.11 3.11.1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/windows-app/python.python.3.11-3.11.1",
      "released": "2022-12-06T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [
    {
      "platform": "Windows apps",
      "product": "Python 2",
      "status": "no-fix",
      "affectedVersion": "2.7.18150"
    },
    {
      "platform": "Windows apps",
      "product": "Python 3.5",
      "status": "no-fix",
      "affectedVersion": "3.5.4"
    },
    {
      "platform": "Windows apps",
      "product": "Python 3.6",
      "status": "no-fix",
      "affectedVersion": "3.6.8"
    },
    {
      "platform": "Windows apps",
      "product": "Python 3.7",
      "status": "no-fix",
      "affectedVersion": "3.7.9"
    },
    {
      "platform": "Windows apps",
      "product": "Python 3.8",
      "status": "no-fix",
      "affectedVersion": "3.8.10"
    },
    {
      "platform": "Windows apps",
      "product": "Python 3.9",
      "status": "no-fix",
      "affectedVersion": "3.9.13"
    }
  ],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-08T00:53:09Z",
  "attribution": {
    "text": "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar",
    "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar",
    "terms": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar/use-the-data"
  }
}