Description
An issue discovered in Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) Wheel 0.37.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via attacker controlled input to wheel cli.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pypa/wheel/blob/main/src/wheel/wheelfile.py#L18
Product, Third Party Advisory
https://pypi.org/project/wheel/
Exploit, Vendor Advisory
https://pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0266
EPSS Percentile
83.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (2)
pypi/wheel
0 - 0.38.1PyPI
wheel_project/wheel
< 0.38.1
Published
Dec 23, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026