CVE-2026-22702: PYSEC-2026-2009 - virtualenv Has TOCTOU Vulnerabilities in Directory Creation

CVE-2026-22702 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2026-07-07

virtualenv Has TOCTOU Vulnerabilities in Directory Creation

Technologies: virtualenv (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-22702 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-22702 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-22702?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 7 July 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
virtualenv (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=20.36.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-22702?
Yes. virtualenv (PyPI): upgrade to 20.36.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-22702?
Check whether you run virtualenv (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • virtualenv (PyPI): upgrade to 20.36.1 or later
    pip install "virtualenv>=20.36.1"

Affected products

  • virtualenv (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=20.36.1

Identifiers

  • CVE-2026-22702
  • GHSA-597g-3phw-6986
  • PYSEC-2026-2009

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