CVE-2026-7246

Published Apr 30, 2026

Last updated 25 days ago

CVSS high 7.2

Overview

Description: Pallets Click, versions 8.3.2 and below, contain a command injection vulnerability in the click.edit() function, allowing attackers to pass arbitrary OS commands from an unprivileged account.
Source: cret@cert.org
NVD status: Analyzed
Products: click

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Secondary
Base score: 7.2
Impact score: 6
Exploitability score: 0.6
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Weaknesses

134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-77

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:palletsprojects:click:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "A891BBD6-CEE8-4840-8EF4-1047EF26D87C",
            "versionEndExcluding": "8.3.3",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

click/install.py in click does not require files in package filesystem tarballs to start with ./ (dot slash), which allows remote attackers to install an alternate security policy and gain privileges via a crafted package, as demonstrated by the test.mmrow app for Ubuntu phone.•CVE-2015-8768

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.

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Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

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