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CVE-2026-24049VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: Updated discovery-cli release RPM versions 2.4.3

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-24049· High 7.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High : upgrade Red Hat wheel to 0.46.2 soon.

Data as of 1 Nov 2026, 08:20 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 28% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.46.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 22 Jan 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  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), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 31 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade wheel to 0.46.2.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
pypawheelAffected
  • >=0.40.0 <0.46.2
Fixed in
  • 0.46.2
PyPIwheelpkg:pypi/wheelOther threatsAffected
  • >=0.40.0 <=0.46.1
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Red Hat has released discovery-cli version 2.4.3 which contains the fix for CVE-2026-24049. Users should update to this version to remediate the vulnerability. Before applying this update, ensure all previously released relevant errata have been applied. Refer to Red Hat's official update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for guidance on applying the update.

Description

CVE-2026-24049 is a security vulnerability in the discovery-cli (dsc) component of Red Hat Discovery 2.4. It allows privilege escalation or arbitrary code execution via malicious wheel file unpacking. Red Hat has released discovery-cli version 2.4.3 to address this issue. The vulnerability affects multiple Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions on x86_64 and ARM 64 architectures.

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