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CVE-2025-47273VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: python-setuptools security update

Affects Red Hat python-setuptoolsSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 20:20 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS
1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 75% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Jul 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: evidence found.

    Public exploit code: GitHub proofs of concept

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), GitHub proofs of concept, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 31 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated python-setuptools packages that fix this vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions should apply the python-setuptools update version 53.0.0-13.el9_0 or later as provided by Red Hat. Refer to Red Hat's official update article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) for detailed instructions on applying the update.

Description

A path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2025-47273) has been identified in the setuptools PackageIndex component of the python-setuptools package. This vulnerability affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions across multiple architectures. Red Hat has issued a security update to address this moderate severity issue.

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