🛡️ CVE-2023-5752 on PyPI (Root.io) — pip

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2023-5752 as tracked by PyPI (Root.io), for the package pip. The fix is available in version 22.3.1+aikido.4; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity high, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

• Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
• Confidentiality impact: None.
• Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2023-5752 is classified as CWE-77: Command Injection. User input is placed into a command that the system interprets, allowing extra commands to be appended to the intended one.

Affected software

ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2023-5752 is recorded against 2 packages.

• pip (fixed in 22.3.1+aikido.4)
• rootio-pip (fixed in 22.3.1+root.io.4)

Timeline and source

Published on 16 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

Other advisories for this package

pip has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• CLSA-2026-1772756023 (published 4 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-3219 (published 13 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2025-8869 (published 7 Jul 2026)
• ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2025-8869 (5.0 Medium, published 16 Jun 2026)
• ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2026-6357 (5.0 Medium, published 16 Jun 2026)
• ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2026-3219 (5.0 Medium, published 16 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2026-8643 (5.5 Medium, published 1 Jun 2026)
• ECHO-e120-768d-97d2 (published 28 May 2026)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-77: Command Injection) in other software:

• CVE-2025-29296 (9.8 Critical, published 4 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2024-58354 (9.9 Critical, published 23 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2014-6633 (8.0 High, published 9 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2024-0817 (8.0 High, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2025-22237 (6.7 Medium, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-1000 (6.3 Medium, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2024-29640 (8.0 High, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2025-4032 (2.0 Low, published 7 Jul 2026)

CVE-2023-5752 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

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