Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AI Base Images 3.0.2 (cpu)
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.1 Medium : upgrade Red Hat pip to 26.1.2 when convenient.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 04:59 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 26.1.2
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 1 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
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), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade pip to 26.1.2.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Python Packaging Authoritypip | Affected
| Fixed in
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PyPIpippkg:pypi/pipOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Check your own hosts for these packages with threat-finder (opens in a new tab), our free open-source scanner.
AI-suggested
Users should avoid installing Python wheels from untrusted sources. It is strongly recommended not to run 'pip install' with elevated privileges such as 'sudo'. Administrators should inspect the 'entry_points.txt' file within wheels for path separators or absolute paths before installation.
Description
CVE-2026-8643 is a vulnerability in pip, the Python package installer, affecting Red Hat AI Base Images 3.0.2 (cpu). It allows a remote attacker to craft a malicious Python wheel with specially crafted entry-point names that exploit directory traversal or absolute paths. This leads to arbitrary file overwrite outside the intended installation directory, potentially impacting system integrity and availability, and possibly enabling arbitrary code execution if pip is run with elevated privileges.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34772 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8643 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- redhat.com/en/products/ai (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_34772.json (opens in a new tab)