Red Hat Enterprise Linux (python-pip): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung
WID-SEC-2026-2222 · first 07.07.2026 · updated 21.10.2026 · CVSS 8,0
What it is about
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) ist eine populäre Linux-Distribution. Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um beliebige Dateien zu überschreiben und möglicherweise beliebigen Code auszuführen.
Under what conditions?
Over the network, but only with valid access (login required), for example with stolen credentials or as an insider.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- beliebige Dateien zu überschreiben
- möglicherweise beliebigen Code auszuführen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Fedora Linux
- Oracle Linux
- RESF Rocky Linux
- SUSE Linux
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Migration Toolkit for Applications
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Install the updates provided by the vendor; details in the sources below.
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:36193 vom 2026-07-06 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:36315 vom 2026-07-07 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:36359 vom 2026-07-08 access.redhat.com
- Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2026-36315 vom 2026-07-08 linux.oracle.com
- Rocky Linux Security Advisory RLSA-2026:36315 vom 2026-07-08 errata.build.resf.org
- Rocky Linux Security Advisory RLSA-2026:36193 vom 2026-07-08 errata.build.resf.org
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:37283 vom 2026-07-09 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:37275 vom 2026-07-09 access.redhat.com
- Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2026-36193 vom 2026-07-17 linux.oracle.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:42144 vom 2026-07-20 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:42132 vom 2026-07-20 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:42079 vom 2026-07-21 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:42078 vom 2026-07-21 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:42644 vom 2026-07-21 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:50479 vom 2026-08-05 access.redhat.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:3601-1 vom 2026-08-12 lists.suse.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:54760 vom 2026-08-13 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:56347 vom 2026-08-19 access.redhat.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:3635-1 vom 2026-08-18 lists.suse.com
- Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2026-397C391DA2 vom 2026-08-27 bodhi.fedoraproject.org
- Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2026-30B4EB25DF vom 2026-08-31 bodhi.fedoraproject.org
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:3862-1 vom 2026-09-03 lists.suse.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:3855-1 vom 2026-09-03 lists.suse.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:4754-1 vom 2026-10-20 lists.suse.com
CVE: CVE-2026-8643
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.