Red Hat Security Advisory: python39:3.9 security update
Affects Red Hat python39:3.9Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 20:20 UTC
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
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Sep 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: evidence found.
Public exploit code: GitHub proofs of concept
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 an official security update for the python39 module in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 that addresses CVE-2025-47273. Users should apply this update as detailed in Red Hat's advisory and article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Description
A path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2025-47273) has been identified in the setuptools PackageIndex component of Python 3.9 as packaged by Red Hat. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to access files outside the intended directories. Red Hat has issued a security advisory with a moderate severity rating and provided an update for the python39 module in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4. The advisory references a fix available through updated packages and provides guidance on applying the update.