python packaging

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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about Python packaging focus on security vulnerabilities in widely used tools like Poetry and Setuptools. Topics include CVE-2026-41140, a path-traversal flaw in Poetry's source tar extraction affecting specific Python versions, and CVE-2024-6345, a remote-code-execution bug in Setuptools via crafted package URLs. These threads highlight supply-chain risks for Windows developers and IT administrators who build, host, or consume Python packages, emphasizing the need for prompt patching and secure CI/CD practices. The tag covers security advisories, version-specific impacts, and mitigation steps relevant to Python packaging on Windows systems.

  1. CVE-2026-41140: Poetry Path Traversal in Source Tar Extracts Explained for Windows

    Microsoft has listed CVE-2026-41140 as a Poetry path-traversal flaw affecting source-distribution tar extraction when Poetry versions before 2.3.4 run on Python 3.10.0 through 3.10.12 or Python 3.11.0 through 3.11.4, exposing development and CI environments to crafted archives that escape their...
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  2. CVE-2024-6345: Urgent Setuptools RCE via URL Downloads Patch to 70.0+

    A high-severity remote-code-execution flaw in the widely used Python packaging library pypa/setuptools — tracked as CVE-2024-6345 — lets attackers turn crafted package URLs into arbitrary command execution on affected systems; the bug affects setuptools versions up to 69.1.1 and was corrected in...
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