PT-2021-7824 · Unknown+9 · Python-Pip+9

Published 2021-04-24 · Updated 2025-09-29 · CVE-2021-3572

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.1

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions python-pip versions prior to 21.1

Description A flaw was found in python-pip in the way it handled Unicode separators in git references. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to install a different revision on a repository. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity.

Recommendations For python-pip versions prior to 21.1, update to version 21.1 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of git references with Unicode separators until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2021:4160

ALSA-2021:4162

ALSA-2021:4455

ALSA-2021_4455

ALSA-2025_16880

ALT-PU-2021-1772

BDU:2023-03310

BIT-PIP-2021-3572

CESA-2021_4160

CESA-2021_4162

CESA-2021_4455

CVE-2021-3572

GHSA-5XP3-JFQ3-5Q8X

MGASA-2021-0371

OESA-2021-1284

OPENSUSE-SU-2021:1598-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2021:4001-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2021:4002-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2021_1598-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2021_4001-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2021_4002-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2022:0064-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2022:0942-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2022:1091-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2022_0064-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2022_0942-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2022_1091-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2022_1485-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11877-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11878-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12150-1

PYSEC-2021-437

RHSA-2021:3254

RHSA-2021:4160

RHSA-2021:4162

RHSA-2021:4455

RHSA-2021_4160

RHSA-2021_4162

RHSA-2021_4455

RLSA-2021:4160

RLSA-2021:4162

SUSE-SU-2021:2304-1

SUSE-SU-2021:2441-1

SUSE-SU-2021:4001-1

SUSE-SU-2021:4002-1

SUSE-SU-2021:4051-1

SUSE-SU-2021_4001-1

SUSE-SU-2021_4002-1

SUSE-SU-2021_4051-1

SUSE-SU-2022:0060-1

SUSE-SU-2022:0064-1

SUSE-SU-2022:0942-1

SUSE-SU-2022:0942-2

SUSE-SU-2022:1044-1

SUSE-SU-2022:1091-1

SUSE-SU-2022:1094-1

SUSE-SU-2022:1485-1

SUSE-SU-2022:2351-1

SUSE-SU-2022_0060-1

SUSE-SU-2022_0064-1

SUSE-SU-2022_0942-1

SUSE-SU-2022_1044-1

SUSE-SU-2022_1091-1

SUSE-SU-2022_1094-1

SUSE-SU-2022_1485-1

USN-4961-2

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Almalinux

Astra Linux

Centos

Red Hat

Red Os

Rocky Linux

Suse

Ubuntu

Python-Pip

References · 139

• 🔥 https://github.com/skazi0/CVE-2021-3572/blob/master/CVE-2021-3572-v9.0.1.patch · Exploit
• https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2021-4160.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3572 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2021:4051-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2021:4160 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2022:0942-2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/RLSA-2021:4162 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3572 · Security Note
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-12349.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/OESA-2021-1284 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2022:0942-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1962856 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2021:2304-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2022:2351-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-4961-2 · Vendor Advisory